Don’t waste a mortgage on a single family.

She also has low credit score of 500 and a collection for medical bill.I totally understand the desire to get the unit filled, it's painful to think about the money wasted when your unit sits vacant.

@Paul VailSomething else to be concerned about Meth houses is; where the occupants were dumping their waste chemicals.

If you have a nice budget (3k or more in a decent sized market or don't waste your time), definitely get a website and do PPC.

@Peter CastrianniI was going to tell you don’t waste your time or money, But @Scott Kunz said it better than I could.

Don't let your earnings go to waste.

Also if there are any contacts here that would know where to find properties that would need minimal work, I don't want to replace wiring and framing due to damages.

I’m considering reworking the existing downstairs addition to be 2 stories in order to add a second (full or half) bathroom upstairs and/or doing something more productive with the wasted community space connecting the stairs and upstairs BRs (i.e. - add a bathroom there or create a 4th BR).

At the same time I'd hate to be wasting my time doing something I don't need to.Also I see how many real estate agents have their own entity (LLC) and their own website, identity sort of outside of the agency they work for.

By following the method illustrated below, you minimize vacancy cost and maintenance cost while maximizing rent.