We advertise on Postlets and put a sign in the yard.  

I would imagine that pest control and yard care can now be deducted, correct?

Sure you will have a yard but with most kids playing computers and ipads I don't think you would have too much over one of those big box apartment complexes and I'm sure they are going to be running some serious deals in the next few years. 

My criteria is this, concrete block, not on a busy street, not flood, a good looking house, dated is ok, but it feels good when you show it, no goofy additions, nothing weird in the back yard like power lines or ditches, and if I listed it for sale, it would  sell in less than a week or two, my exit strategy.   

I also don't see any costs accounting for yard, trash, common area utilities (exterior lights).

Then you can research on craigslist, zillow, or call around if you see signs in the yard (seems to be pretty popular) to get a feel for what is in the immediate area. -  Pet fees seem to range from 25-50 per month (I've seen most at 25 rent but my manager says he's charged as much as 50).- I'd love to hear what people have to say on the snow issue.

You're talking steel beams, lots of concrete at basement level, high quality windows, high end finishes, fancy back yard, etc, which I doubt you can do for $200 psf. 2 - $20k in rental revenues, even short term, is precarious IMO.

Put a sign in the front yard, TV ads, newspaper ads, stand on street corners and hand out flyers, hold open houses if you want.

The houses in my area are mostly all grass yards.

I have a question ,I have a former home owner who was F/C on 8+ years ago, BUT the bank that F/C has since closed and bank that took over on file says it doesn't own the property, NOW  the owner who was F/C on is being harassed by code enforcement to maintain the yard ,the lien is 9k ,the property needs a full rehab, but that's what I do also its next door to a property I already own .. so my question is can I quit claim it over to my company and then buy the lien ,or should I just buy the lien and wait the year knowing no entity is going to redeem ?