However this method didn't help my anxiety or procrastination, it actually made it worse. 

Hi @Cervi -  Depending on the severity, we Kilz the floor (if plywood remove select sheets) remove 4 ft up of drywall and base trim all around the house and remove or treat some wall studs (where you can see stains or smell cat). 

From what I can see in the pictures, it needs some landscaping work to create some curbside appeal (some bushes and dead grass areas fixed), the basement needs to be finished (completely dry-walled, needs paint/flooring/trim), upstairs needs paint/carpet (mostly good condition, just old/dirty/strange colors).

My particular method unfortunately is grab a chair, photo copy everything, and spend a lot of time trying to decipher exactly what the "official" stats on a building are.Anyone have a time saving idea for going about this?  

I'm curious of your methods, and what you get from it. 

My jack of all trades who has been performing everything outside of the 3 MEP trades has been incredible and will be painting the exterior this week which he has already re-trimmed.  

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BTW this method generally works for commercial lenders as well when you get past the GSE limits (4 or 10 or whatever they are), but you'll have to know details of the bank's/lender's underwriting requirements.

Or you can always work on other creative methods like owner financing and or Private lending.Is there a way to get to all of the MLS listings without being a realtor?

If unoccupied leave a note or better yet, go to the post office and see if they have a forwarding address.The fastest and easiest method to locate buyers and sellers is to use a listing service such as ListSource.com, where it will provide you with a list of  buyers/sellers narrowed down to zip code in a particular zip code.