As a first time landlord, I’m looking for some friendly advice to help get this apartment cleaned up and safe, without infringing on his privacy in excess.

My real estate agent turned us on to the property after we told him what we were looking for.

My suggestion would be to contact a couple of Independent Agents (they handle multiple insurance companies) that write in GA and get quotes. 

If you're looking for an agent in the Sacramento area give @Mark McDonough a call.

@Tyson Skross My agent thinks as long as I fix the foundation in one part, I should be good with permits.

Are you looking to get into a specific real estate profession (investor, PM, agent, construction, etc) or planning to do it on the side?

I am an agent and investor in Rochester, feel free to reach out.3.

Refinished the original floors (massive value increase), fixed the heating and air system, painted all rooms, cleaned up the yard for curb appeal What was the outcome?

Buying a property without equity…. means that if you had to sell.. you will taking a loss equal to AT LEAST…all costs associated with selling.Selling a $400,000 property that was bought in the last two years means that AT BEST… the equity is equal to 75% of the down payment. ( this is a rough statement and anyone who wants to crunch the hard numbers is very welcome to post them)$400,000 buy… $$60,000 -$80,000 down… $24,000 to the buyers agent… and another $5000 for other closing costs.Starting balance ..is $370,000.New selling /asking price… =$450,000 depending on the region… good luckBuyer counters at $400,000 and the seller accepts…Minus the realtor fees $24,000 and some concessions…$10,000 ..Net is $366.000 Ok this is a very rough discussion.either provide tighter numbers or accept the drillThis seller got out lucky.And didn’t account for the interest paid out or the new carpet , paint dishwasher and sod.Buy a business with equity….

But the process wasn't actually that tough.A few thoughts, none of them groundbreaking:-- Find a real estate agent you like in PR.