Although we offered cash The short sale process took 9 months to complete and it was a PAIN, BIG PAIN. i won't talk about it here since this is success stories post :) After purchase, we cleaned it up, wait for Black Friday to get some stainless steel appliance to put it in, list it up on MLS and get good family to rent in as 1600$ a month.

Many states require a certified bio-hazard team to come and clean up if it was a suicide with bodily fluids involved,(blood from gun shot, cutting etc.) though if it was a hanging or OD a bio-hazard team is generally not required.

A lot has to do with time of the year and if they have kids in school or moving there would be holidays or very harsh weather outside ( extreme heat or cold etc.)

(be harsh if need be)Am I being a baby ?

All of our tenants, regardless of whether they are an aid to a government minister renting a furnished flat, or a single parent struggling on social assistance merit a clean, safe and functioning home.

I've done a title search, it's clean.

That house has no yards, junk all over, a half built lean to on the side that has been that way two years with a tarp over it.The house is very dirty, they have pit bull dogs jumping on my fence and breaking though it, the backyard is full of trash and they have a pot farm.I have been trying to get them to pay for part of a new fence because the dogs destroyed it for a couple of months now and I'm still waiting.It's very frustrating because now I have plans to move and need this repaired so I can sell this unit off.The good news for me is that I have one of the most responsible, clean tenants out of all my houses and he says he is never leaving until I kick him out.Good luck with your delima, I hope you have better luck than I do.

Do you need to clean out the furniture also?

I already feel 100% confident, its just time to broaden my knowledge and open myself up to new things.Im not 13 anymore, and this isn't a small boat cleaning business.

The other investors will come and tell you costs and what they will pay (after you have a contract in place).Figures for me in Southern Utah:Paint: $2 a ft.Carpet $14 a yd.Granite $36 a ftSod $.25 cents a ftCabinets $50-$75 per box.Tile is $4.50 a ft to lay plus purchase of the tile.Labor, Demo, Cleaning, etc.ADD 20% to the final number!!!!