Don't misunderstand, he didn't botch-up the job, but unless you can make invisible repairs and and lyour painting skills match that of a professional, stick to clean-up, carpet removal, maybe some demolition.I would also suggest that any bids you receive for remodeling/restoration work be carefully scrutinized, you get what you pay for!

Do whatever it takes to clean up your credit and save money, there are no easy ways to be successful over the long term.

Waste a lot of time and the closings they do have are negated in commission by the money spent on the ones that didn't sell.If the seller will not listen to price recommendation and will not do clean up and staging etc. then you do not have control of the listing.Best thing you can do is to get with a top performer in your area and shadow them.

Dennis,you have made several mistakes and now is the time to fix this mess before it gets any worse.Go up to the door,smile big,and politely ask what is the problem.When they give you their sob story tell them nicely you can afford to keep them anymore and offer them their deposit back and some extra cash to vacate as soon as possible.Don't get into an argument or makes insults or threaten legal action,just make the offer and leave without any confrontation.Sometimes a little extra cash is all it takes to get rid of them without an expensive,destructive,9 month drag out legal fight.Tell them just to pack up and leave and you will clean up after them( you're gonna do it anyway).

Would like to clean up some of the individuals who have been inactive for 1-2 years.

The collection company now knows they have leverage on you, because you now want to pay those debts, which means you want to pursue an opportunity but it requires that you clean up your credit. 

It's been weeks, and all I'm getting are excuses and promises that he'll get it taken care of.There's a clause in the contract he had me sign saying that he would take care of clean up.

I might clean up the front a little, get rid of the weeds in the drive and maybe put in a little bit of landscaping.Just out of curiosity, what didn't pass on the inspection? 

Anything can be cleaned, but structural damage is a different animal.My next question is, what do cleanups like this cost usually?

Does it make clean up and turning a vacant unit more difficult?