This will help to make sure your endeavors are easier, successful, enduring, and your goals are met.

i want to charge them $100 to clean it and they think it's "normal wear and tear". what's so normal about having the carpet dark in the areas where furniture was not present?

Having a better understanding makes the process easier and more successful.Best of luck with your future ventures.

It doesn't have central A/C or heat and a new wall unit would half to be purchased and installed into an existing opening.The only work that needs to be done is cleaning, perhaps some light landscaping, and the purchase and install of the A/C unit mentioned above.

If not, you have 5 years to clean it up.

It gets easier/faster with experience.

Seems a whole lot easier to go room through room to them before they move in and go over the checklist together.

Otherwise, based on your price point, clean colors should go a long way vs. the other few homes the potential buyer would see.

Property I'm looking at: asking $60k but willing to negotiateCurrently rented for $950/month but tenant will move out earlyNeighborhood is all SFH and primarily owner occupied.3 bed, 1.5 bathHouse is in great condition, big yard, nice deck, appliances and flooring are outdated but clean and in good working order.Here are the 6 month comps on the block.

I think, once you can leave your 'day job', it really becomes much easier to have fun at your day job.