So far they are communicating very well with me and have forwarded me a ton of resources, including vetted cleaning and maintenance teams, lodging tax firm, tips and tricks and even stats on other areas they support STRs.

I have a house cleaner that cleans the common areas every two weeks. 

I have followed the latter immensely as I work for a nonprofit focused on clean water preservation worldwide and it would not surprise me if Michigan was shipping billions of dollars of water to Arizona in the next few years. 

The inconvenience of the mess I would have to clean up is greater than the inconvenience of taking the trash dumpster to the curb. 

That gives you the rent for the month and leaves the deposit to cover cleaning and repairs.

If I were to bid, how would I ensure that the title is clean?

Remember also that fallen leaves mean gutters which need cleaning every autumn, especially in close proximity to the house.

He does not want to do an actual clean out.

I'm glad you're blasting his name out here because you're possibly preventing someone else from stepping into this guy's trap while also cleaning up the streets so to speak.

I don't know if it was a wholesaler or who it was, doesn't matter, they didn't buy as agreed.Usually we'd say no big deal, just say next.It's more about what the sellers did and I've mentioned this before.Sellers thought they had a cash offer, money in the bank deal and so did the agent to a 90 day closing.The sellers cleaned out the house, moved to a rental to purchase it later.