I am open to perhaps collaborating with you so maybe we can prime ourselves out of our paralysis stage.

How long have you had the properties and are you currently in a growth phase where you want to acquire more properties or are you in a stage where you want to focus  on paying them off and having stable income, for example have you already paid 15 years and want them paid off in 15 years because you plan to retire at that stage?  

Contractors, trades, staging, cleaning, landscaping, painters escrow, attorneys,etc. 

Even the nice neighborhood across the street from mine goes for more than mine, but it has a neighborhood pool and seems to be really popular with young families who want to be a little closer to the elementary school. 

I don't mind helping you find/select a tenant when you are in that stage of the process.

-Borders a country club ($2,590/yr for individual golf membership, $5,178/yr for a family)-Good school district with elementary/middle/high schools-Low crime-Homes in Beacon are appreciating well (~8% a year, not to say that this will necessarily continue)-Tons of parks, outdoor activities (basketball, baseball, tennis, running tracks, etc), art galleries nearby-Metro north 20 minute walk away-International airport 20 minute drive away-0.24 acre lot which could be sold/built on (not sure what can be built -- still need to check with the city, though I would try to sell the lot)-Obvious the owners took good care of the propertyCons:-Driveway is off the town's busiest 3-lane street and is a one minute drive from I-84 (during rush hours the lanes get packed)-Back yard has a flat area, but towards the back it is a steep climb up to an elevated area.

The loan won't be approved unless the appraisal checks out, which is good for you.At best at this stage all a lender is going to give you is a pre-approval.

The staging is nice and I like the location.

They are currently in the rehab stage.

I was just like you when I made my transition to full time Entrepreneurship in 1997 and I work with people all over the country in the exact same position/stage in life.