Color I can handle, I just go to the paint store and tell them to give me whatever there most popular color is....its usually some type of contractor beige.I'm hoping that there is a service out there where I can take pictures and email them (or have somebody come to the house, but I'm somewhat rural and doubt they would exist locally) and tell me exactly what to put in.  

. , I had a similar issue on a 100 years old house too.in my case i resolved by improving a badly designed/implemented gutter system (all the rain water was just dumping over the walls, soaking into them then getting into the basement) and diverting that water away from the house. 2xprimer + 2x good paint.maybe this is the case here.if you don't want the hassle of getting rid of the existing tenants, vacancy and finding other (hopefully) better suited tenants, maybe first you can just paint the place inside and outside and resolve any safety issues (rails). what did you repair to the place?

Obviously, investors buying these "existing" turnkey properties would want to use their deferred maintenance to cover costs of paint and carpet replacement once the tenants move out.The biggest mistake with an investor purchasing a turnkey property is removed the 8-10% deferred maintenance from the monthly rent since they assume there will be none if they bought the property from a reputable turnkey provider.

I know there are meetup groups that exist, but I've yet to attend a meeting

But I have to tell you that unless you have (which it doesn't appear you do) an existing relationship with a lender that can pull the trigger at this type of dollar amount, this will almost certainly fail.

If you buy on a wraparound mortgage or the contract for deed, where there is existing financing, or if it's sort of financing where there's no existing financing and a private first mortgage In real estate law, "equitable title" refers to a person's right to obtain full ownership of a property or property interest.

Sub2 if the loan get called you need financial means to refinace and pay off the existing loan(s). 

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I'm just getting into the RE investing world to add in some diversification to my existing portfolio.  

I don't understand the exist strategy...