Banks like the high income and it will make getting financing very easy (as you will not need to rental income to pay the bills, so to say).  

If it's quick and easy you might just want a handyman or to hire out the subs yourself.

Its not easy and its not quick, otherwise everyone would do it right?

I don't think I have ever bought a REO property that did not have at least a little mold.So far they have been an easy fix and related to the house being vacant.Bathrooms and kitchens are the main areas which need good ventilation.

I hope they get easier, though this one has been pretty easy so far.

Most of CA is far off the bottom and the easy "easy fruit" is long gone.  

If this pm did know your preferences and ignored them and you feel they were careless with your contact info (that info would be fairly easy for most people who wanted it to find) it is time to hire a new pm.

Say I make $100k, have $100k of deductions and buy a $50k vehicle to make it easy. 

I'd like to keep my current 2 family since Im entering the accelerated portion of the mortgage pay off terms and also keep her 2 bedroom cape since its in a desirable location and should be easy to rent.What should we do?  

Easy to shoot from your phone and a little something more for a prospective buyer to look at.