Remember, a SEC 8 inspection is in no way equivalent to a regular home inspection.  

_ZehmerSummary: Guy writes on the back of a store receipt paper that they would sell their 400+ acre land for $50,000 and signed- later in court claiming it was a joke.

I would also add removing old,broken,warn out,or enormous furniture that is clearly unattractive and makes the living room and bedrooms appear smaller and less comfortable than they really are.The house should be staged with modern and appropriate furniture to show buyers what they're new furniture will look like in their new home.Excess clothing that is not normally worn should removed from overstuffed closets and dressers and donated to charity,thrown away,or boxed up and stored off site from the home.If your toilets are old or have unremovable stains that look terrible,replace the entire toilet.Bathtubs should be reglazed to look shiny and new again.

@Justin Green Don't let asbestos scare you - if you have to remediate it, it will certainly cost more than regular demo, but it isn't something that you can't price into a deal and still make it work.

who is aware of the mind set of the investor and wont waste time... the investor mindset is very different from the regular buyer

Hi everyone,Can anyone recommend a proven and reputable real estate agent in Denver who works regularly with investors and understands investor needs?

You might try the read from the BP book store "The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No and Low Money Down".

The Bigger Pockets book store if full of great books: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store

Put a key lock on one of the closet doors to store your things you don't want others to use.Have extra stocks of commonly used items like soap, shampoo, lotion.

So $70 - $7k - 50k + home imps = $13k gain on sale or so taxable at capital gains according to your regular income tax bracket (15-25%).Then gift her the remaining money tax free.