Ask your friendly title company to create a HUD-1 for youWith the offer attach pictures of all the ugly things about the property; the landscaping, broken windows, bad walk ways, bad fencing, green water in the pool, any nasty pictures of the interior, the estimate amount of renovations neededWrite a cover letter stating what you will do if they accept your offer; secure the property, insure the house, pay all cash, take care immediately of the roof problem, protect and secure the house form squatters, have the electric turned on, notify the water department, notify the local police to keep an eye out for vandals...etc.Since no one at the bank can make a decision as fast as you want, put a drop dead date in your offer.

Began investing there, had a portfolio of 20+ units mostly single family and then decided to move to Atlanta to be closer to family and pursue better demographic shifts. 

The cleaner the house, the higher the purchase price.Yard: Check the landscaping.

My tenants are OK using the App on their phones, the people working as Maintenance, Landscapers and else are already used to it so my thumbs up for this App.

One of the benefits is you don't really have to put much or any money into landscaping during the winter.  

You could burry the drain under some of the rock but you must put landscape fabric over the top to keep it from getting clogged by the rocks or dirt. 

I think with $5000 - $7000 in repairs and landscaping, we could have a nice place to rent for around $1000/month. 

=)- increased parking- shaded parking- landscaping and upkeep of landscapingAny others?

Hello, im in the Fremont, CA AREA and Im looking for a contractor who can demo the current ramps and possibly landscape .

I assume you have landscaping budget built into this project, so you might be able to deal with the railing issue (and hopefully save some money) by creative landscaping.