Worst case scenario a large amount of savings and a good work history might get you in the door (also assuming the rest of their screening comes back good) rent for a bit, then get mortgage for home.

Wanted to do an FHA but the appraiser said the bilco doors needed to be repainted, about 15 ft of baseboard was missing the covers, and a shutoff valve was leaking.

@Tania GhoseiIf you get involved in auction buys going after occupied foreclosures looking for the big score, you have to have deep pockets for contingencies like these.Your plan to get the eviction AND subsequent renovation AND showing AND closing done in a whirlwind two months with or without an attorney in a city like DC isn't particularly realistic.But this is how I would try: show up at the door and offer cash for keys.

. $50 won't even barely cover a scratched up door from an excited dog as it's parent gets home.

We really bought the house because neither of my wife's or my families live nearby and we wanted a place for them that they still had to knock on the door to come in. 

Sounds good, we do development JVs, we own over 1,000 doors and manage close to 3,000 doors, always expanding. 

The in law suite is fully functional as a stand alone unit (kitchen, bedroom, living room, bathroom) and is separated from the unit 1 by an interior door that locks and has its own exterior entry.

New floors, paint, updated kitchen and bathrooms, as well as fixing stuck windows, stubborn doors, certain appliances.

Today, I received  multiple calls from the next door neighbor, and he is insisting on having a say in the tenant selection because he "wants to make sure he gets good neighbors." 

Nuisance things: paint, wallpaper (very annoying), holes in drywall, smells (unless it is a sign of mold), cracked windows, missing or damaged screens, no GCFI, flooring, broken handles, damaged cabinets, interior doors on exterior entrances (I see this a lot), bowls under sinks to catch leaks, general run-down-unlovedness.