I suppose you could include it in your lease, but it sounds like a lot of effort for low odds and a very rare circumstance.Would you evict for a misdemeanor or felony?

I have become very good at pivoting every lead I get so as not to waste any marketing efforts. 

Can there be any genuine reason for discrepency?

It is beyond me how "investors" go through so much effort to get good leads but they refuse to do one simple thing..

In practise, this has normally played out as a cooperative effort between the Vendor and ourselves {though not always} whereby we advertise and screen all candidates.  

You need more detail on potential expenses.I find that lower rent units require more effort to manage for the same money.  

The effort and costs of this approach would be on par with proper cleaning and multiple coats of painting that have previously been mentioned.Removing the cinder block would be a structural modification and I would not recommend that with out someone with experience.Show us what you end up doing.

It seems easy and free, requiring only eyes, ears and brain, but it requires time and dedicated effort so no one shares their thoughts with a potential competitor.

Fighting is rarely worth the effort.

As far as investing elsewhere, I am not sure your current budget would make any of that effort safe or worth it especially if that move takes away the first time homeowner status/assistance.