Leave by X date for X money with the home in broom clean condition. 

Taxes unfortunately go with the house/property not typically with the owner.Normally when you are closing transactions at a title company, they will help you clean up any outstanding tax issues.

Present it as a clean slate to the seller so they can develop it however they want and not have to haul out a ton of bark, obviously making the backyard less attractive.We are in a very hot market and houses are typically going for 30-40k over asking.Thank you for you input!

I connected with the agent on here and he connected them with a cleaning service and PM who so far have performed well.

@Jonathan Greene this sounds like what I was thinking of - I knew there was a better term for it!

I can add value to the deal by raising the rents that the previous owner had been neglecting, and by updating some things and cleaning everything up.

I'm assuming you've read David Greene's BRRRR book, where he recommends getting multiple bids.

We are planning to renovate 3 of the units, paint the exterior, landscape, clean up of exterior, tree removal, replace roofs, and possibly solar panels.

@Jonathan Greene, i became really interested in real estate investing after I heard the bigger pockets podcast.

A few key highlights are:-A key indicator to determine the best cities to invest in and where to expect the most growth is the recovery of the business services jobs, (services related to operating a business like accountants, lawyers, cleaning jobs, IT)- The faster jobs in business services pick up, the more likely a market will be a good long-term bet for real estate investors-San Antonio made the list for one of the top cities for business services job growth!