The dog has urinated on the carpet which will require replacement (professional cleaning did not get the stain/odor out) and possible replacement of the subfloor as well.

My $0.02.Good Luck with Your Clean Up.

Plenty of wholesalers do it this way - they close on the property and spend a few hundred bucks cleaning it out and then they can have as many people inspect the house as they want without the seller objecting, etc.

Something to consider -- maybe a trusted friend could do some of the regular stuff for a fee.

Is there an active Columbus group that meets regularly? 

The back house had long term tenants and the place looked dirty - wasn't taken care of or cleaned in a very long time.

He's an ideal tenant with credit above 750, well above our income requirements, and has a clean background with no evictions/felonies/etc.

Visit builders, regular drop-bys, replenish business cards, network.

CLeaning? 

Willing to clean, paint, and help in any way that I can to learn.