He was to make an easy $50K on this one (bought in the low 200's) which needed only minor cleanup, and was vacant.

Clean up the debris, mow the lawn.

In 2016, my company focused primarily on wholesaling all deals that came thru our pipeline (about 2 a month).I've decided that I want to maximize on the better deals that we get by either rehabbing or just simply closing, doing a quick cleanup, and listing on the MLS.We have a decent amount of cash to buy properties but I would love to be able to network with lenders who can help fund discounted deals in Phoenix, AZ and the SF Bay Area.

Any ballpark estimate to clean up a 1300 sqft house?

We closed on our first SFR last month and the first thing I did was clean up and trim bushes.

Don't want EIDL funds to be depleted before I have a chance to apply in Case I do need.

Is a clean-up forced? 

@Ned Carey  as you know Ned we like the really hairy ones  the tougher the better.but in this case I think I would just let it go to tax sale and buy it there.. you clean up title and wipe out any liens in CA and there is no redemption in CA... worse case you hold one year for title policy on the resale.

Every time I go back I wonder how the heck that city didn't clean up more and explode.

I got some generic option contracts from another Investor that I am modifying, and was planning to have it seperate from the lease.I also think 2 yrs is ample time for them to clean up their credit.