They exhausted every possible way to market: billboards, commercials, direct mail, radio commercials, and the list goes on and on.

If your goal long terms is to become an investor, then you will find focusing on investor skills, will help you become an investor rather than an inspector. to be honest, Never had any inspector training, but after buying a house you learn what you need to pretty quick.  

Every wall had to be scrubbed and painted, we had to rip up 90% of the flooring, laid our own tile(which turned out perfect but was one tough exhausting experience), tore down a non-permitted room and built a screened in porch, along with many other small fixes.

Include *at least* these for now and use the Biggerpockets buy and hold calculator for help (or other online property analysis tool): this list is not exhaustive - just a place to start.

You likely need the ducts all the way back to the furnace cleaned out as well with air handler cleaning and filter replacement.I have done this before and it is exhausting work.

Thanks to Josh, Brandon, and all of the BP community for the extensive and exhaustive amount of great content on this site.

Once your earnings level off, or you're exhausted from continuously pounding the pavement, then kick back and enjoy (and save) your income streams that you've worked hard to build.

David C.owner occupied allows you to get a lower interest rate than an investor loan. 

Definitely look at is as a "process" more than an "auction".

Having been one recently I can testify that they are likely sleep deprived, anxious over kids sniffles, and exhausted from moving in.Are they concerned about lead or other contaminants?