Rather I'm curious if people have adjusted their strategy for selecting renters and how?

This home had original 1950 kitchen and bath - in acknowledgement of our updates, value was adjusted a whopping $3,000 to 98K.The report goes on to say that most weight is given to comp #4 as it is most recent at 60 days.

If not, I would adjust the labour rate to be whatever Moly Maid and "1-800-Got-Junk" charged you and furnish their billing as pass through evidence with your invoice.If you did the labour yourself at a charge rate of $75/hr and do end-up in court, I would anticipate the judge disallowing it. 

Adjust repair estimate accordingly.I buy houses in any condition!

Also post- children I am so used to having no hobbies, now that they are older and less intense, it was easy to fit BP in.

Starting the conversation with a commercial broker knowledgable about these types of properties will be a good place to begin, but I would seek outside counsel from an environmental firm to better understand the property you are marketing/developing so that you can adjust price expectations accordingly. 

If they say it's worth 100k fixed up and they want 95k for it then unless you adjust your strategy and work other options a cash purchase probably isn't viableIF you are shy on the phone or nervous the above will at least let you pull comps and get back in touch with the person after you have collected your thoughts. 

This often happens to rentals to landlords who don't screen intensely and who don't check on their property often.Don't think that this is rare bad luck.

Keep in mind that the numbers I have given you are general in nature and the %'s must be adjusted on a per deal basis.

We made some adjustments, so the older issues aren't as important.