Plus, the VA has some pretty strict requirements on the condition of the property.. 

Where most of my units are (Escondido, CA) it is hot but the tenants do not expect air conditioning. 

There's no good way to answer that question without knowing so much more information than can reasonably be discussed here - market conditions, zoning, permitting, labor costs, location, etc.

Both of these are prohibited in my lease agreement.

with that being said, i've had the sellers agent not willing  to tell me what the condition of a vacant property is!

You could always try to get the seller to give you some sort of verbal 'guestimate'of what it would take to get the property into a livable/rentable condition -- they should have some sort of idea.With the repair 'guestimate' and ARV of the property, you should be able to make an offer that is contingent on the actual repair numbers being at or below what the seller estimated. 

There is no 'screening' as a tenant but their would be 'screening' as a loan applicant; not the same thing.Having said that, let me re-phrase the Post; You are offering the house for sale conditional on the buyer taking out a loan with you.

Hello, Does anyone know how to determine how often to send mail based on market conditions?

She told me that Texas State law now prohibits comps from being given out.

An estimate to get the home in decent condition is btwn $25K to $35K.