I have had to give concessions to a couple tenants for this month with the understanding that next month the rent will be agreed to price.At the end of the day it was a process that blind sighted everyone and noone is happy.

I was going to ask brick or vinyl but I see you say wood.

$1300 a month rent will get you into a nice middle class neighborhood in my neck of the woods.

We want to get into something in your neck of the woods some time.

And do cosmetic repairs on the rest of the visible gaps.In a previous life I uses to build stone/brick wood burning fireplaces.

Include Off-sight management even if you plan to manage yourself.

CHA and a wood stove for an alternative heat source.

Most likely the decking (wood) would need to be replaced at the leak spots but when you have a roofer up there doing repairs already it's not a huge deal.

Large banks do sell bulk REO packages, but in their mind, it does not become a bulk deal until the package includes 50 - 200 properties that are bought sight unseen.That being said, you could always try to make an offer on 4 or 5 homes at one time as a "bulk" deal.

So this is what I did in a weekend with the scrap backer board, tile & some wood shelving.