The selling agent told my agent they didn't even have time to clean the house and the appliances shown in the original pictures were not there when it was listed for sale.

@Jonathan Greene it does, thank you very much sir. we do have two investment properties by default(bought as primary turned investment).

Less expenses: Loan repayment, other fixed codts (utilities, amenities, cable, Internet), cleaning company costs and if employed property management services.

David Greene himself admits he almost quit the business himself. 

Maybe they need help cleaning up a job site, writing letters, landscaping, posting bandit signs, sweeping the floor… maybe you just go and pick up their lunch and run errands every day.

David Greene did a podcast a few hours ago about this and explained how recent changes in capital gains taxes might motivate some sellers to use seller financing to defer capital gains taxes. 

How Can I Get Started"[1] Knowledge of what you want to do, and what you don't want to do.For instance I want to make money by housing people in clean decent housing (for a good profit), but I don't want to be the guy doing it in dangerous areas, or in rent controlled areas.

I’m reading David Greene’s books and looking to start BRRRRing OOS!

Make sure they are clean and actually call their references.

Purchase price: $42,000 Cash invested: $15,000 Our first rental property, lots of sweat equity put in but it cleaned up nicely What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?