We bought the house new and kept it clean.

The cleaning fees are a pass through and shouldn't be in your estimates.

Find a friend or relative who owns property who's willing to let you try your hand at a super simple project, like cleaning out the trap under a sink or replacing an electrical switch faceplate with one in a different color.

When the tenant didn’t pay July rent, they took steps to clean out the property to repair it.

Tenets are usually from a clean background and hold good jobs.

Get your books in order though as will need to have clean and clear records.Best of luck!

Or hire someone to clean the debris every month for you to save money in the short term.I used HELOCs to stop myself from selling properties to get equity.

what one of my C class bigger opeators does though is if he has carpets.. he will clean them then just die them a darker shade until they are black literally.. before replacement  . if your buying strong B class your turn over issues wont be as acute generally speaking but these morris houses and any house in any city that is on the low end of the rental spectrum this is your tenant base. so account for turn over accordingly... boost your cap ex and maintenance numbers .. this will help to alleviate these large turn over costs... at least you know going in.

Who cleans the common areas?

I'm guessing they are trying to clean up the high numbers of rentals and convert to more SF owner-occupied housing.