I have had one's come in like you said look at their one item and leave..

The side that has more information about the item to be negotiated and about the relevant market or industry has more power in the negotiations .

You could go for wholesaling, look for some items to get under contract and also while doing that learn about the cost involved with rehabbing.  

To give every one an idea my current lender is give me a 20% bonus for my non taxable items which in San Diego is quite a substantial sum of money.

I am going forward with evictions , once the 45 days are up on the MH please get your bids together for the items in the house to be removed .

If you're going to deduct large repair expenses on your taxes, you can create a separate line item for those renovations and match up the numbers with your invoices.

While the home and view are spectacular, there are many who wouldn't consider that area because of things like crime rate and diversity of other homes in the area (some are still less than well kept, though that is improving a lot). 

And since it's plumbing and heating, it makes sense because it's usually big ticket items and maintenance.

There are items that will cost more like air compressor, freon, stuff like that.  

My Section 8 unit failed inspection with 45 items, some as small as chipped paint.