Earn the forced appreciation, which also buys you some cash flow, and allows you to hold for long term market appreciation from a position of strength and multiple exit strategies.

How much strength is left when it gets light?

I think Center Street Lending is a sometimes sponsor in Bigger Pockets - they finance the purchase and the rehab and they base much of it on the strength of the investment itself.There's also a book on Biggerpockets.com/store where you can buy Brandon Turner's book 'How to invest with no or low money down'.Your question was a bit too general to answer more clearly than that but I hope it helps.

Candor is one of my strengths.  

Otherwise, you should buy the property on strength of what it can do/what it can be, not what it is.

Find out your strengths. 

Before you partner with anyone do an honest evaluation of your strengths and weaknesses.

Really how to decide is about your specific goals and your particular strengths and weaknesses.

Spend some time learning about the different strategies and determine which one(s) fits your goals, your current situation and your personal strengths.

I think (but not sure) that it's made for steam cleaners, but I didn't dilute it, I used it full strength.