So no you just suck it up and buy another one and keep tenant happy.then on top of that they make it so tough to make a claim you have to pay an inspection fee up front only to be told its not covered..

Lennar in general is terrible, would not buy anything from them.

Or is it worth going the route to find another investor to buy it at the 335k mark so they can resell it for that upside? 

With ecobee you can also buy wireless door sensors for $40 that will temporarily turn off the ac or heat if guests leave doors open for more than 5 minutes.   

Quote from @Kyle Peters: One of the ways to make money in real estate is to buy an asset that has been neglected and then turn it around.

Also, it may save you a lot of money/headache if you buy a plane ticket and rent a car to see it for yourself.

In my area, there seems to be a ceiling on what people will pay for rent and if they have enough income to rent a $500,000 home, they will just buy one instead.

We decided to buy up to the bigger 4/3 fixer house in the cornfields, and the leaky pipes (and now 4 kids total!)

I would like to buy rental property and/or possibly get a laundromat.

But I don’t think you made your thinking visible to OP that buying in personal name to begin with is the basis for your comment.