As to vent cleaning, it's quite possible it is something that has to be urgently done, as many owners don't consider it a priority, and a fire inspection could've mandated it.

Interesting article linked below, and a cautionary one for anyone who considers buying debt in natural disaster areas where the home's value is lower than the debt.

Marketing your property and conducting a thorough screening will help to ensure you have leads and a new responsible tenant.

@Scott GrahamA SFR or single unit property is 85% LTV and a MFR is 75% LTV for an investment property with conventional. 

@Mark SpritzAs @Dmitriy Fomichenko pointed out, there is a big difference between a custodian who must hold the assets of an IRA (and will charge fees for doing so even if you have an LLC) and a bank account that you open for your 401k trust.

Which means the lender doing the 20% down payment will have a second, with no equity, and a borrower with no skin in the game (which means a giant risk for them).

I offered him a lower standard cash purchase price, and a second higher price if he was willing to do seller financing to help me with funding the renovation.

I called List Source to investigate further, they looked into it, and a day later a gentleman called and said that some County's don't provide their information.  

Something you could bring to the table is the financing and a split profit arrangement, finding a good deal, or willing to help work on their projects to learn the ropes of the business. 

High cap rates and a healthy rental market = cash flow.I can speak for Bakersfield.