He kept saying how you have to know your stuff inside and out, because if his 'opponent' slips, he won't leave them any slack.

Don't leave any old sheet vinyl, or carpet that will hold the odors/smoke particles.

I'm not sure if we should pay for a professional to come out and deep clean them which ive gathered will cost us $170 and that may not even clean them enough..or should I just leave them for the landlord to deal with.

thanks in advanceIMO in this situation a hard money loan would work best.your ARV is 160k. in today's market most hard money lenders will do 65% of that amount which would include money to purchase the property and they would put the repair money in escrow.160k * .65 = 104k.that leaves 44k for the repairs.

According to this property, leaving a few items in the property doesn't make it "occupied".

I have seen too many new investors get killed on their first rehab deal and leave the business because it put a sour taste in their mouth.

Leave your business cards wherever you go9.

- This isn't a waste of time, it's just an offer, they can take it or leave it.

Get all 20 year fixed rate loans that leave you with a little bit of cash flow, build your business for 5 years.

Even though it hurts to do this, you might want to offer the renters a few hundred dollars or more to leave today.