Consider leaving corporate, pursue another job opportunity with greater cash earning potential (+) Going back to an agency, commission style setting would give us an opportunity to double my income.

Based on the pictures, they look comparable in terms of quality, finishes and the style of the home.

Located in a slightly better neighborhood than 'bad deal' above; lower socioeconomic, blue collar neighborhood, service oriented jobs, green lawns, lots of pride of ownership single family homes in the zestimate range of 70k-120k. 

The concept of condominium is a definition of ownership vs a property style.

It sounds like the floorplan doesn't flow like it should and from the picture posted the finishes are dated.There're two kinds of buyers (besides investors), those looking for "Pretty" and those looking for "Price"...if the house ain't "Pretty" (HGTV style), then your buyer is looking for "Price" and they want it cheap!

I do my showings open house style (but with appointments every 15 min) and just have them fill out a paper.

I have called my realtor and received the comps for my SFH style within my district in Ottawa.Is there anything else I can do?

Purchase price: $140,000 Cash invested: $8,500 Dated Cape style home, should be a quick 4 week cosmetic rehab.

As soon as they see a coupon style postcard, into the trash it goes.

However, there might be some good local lenders in the area of your property that might provide an alternative "rehab" style of loan that might be an alternative to HML.