Down here in South Florida we don't seem to be bothered too much by them.But I have a northerner who's a new tenant and she gets freaked out by them.She considers outside lizards a "pest". 

I'd read a lot about some folks who don't bother with MLS listings due to the competition and/or mark-up and the slow turn around of info.  

I've begun to assemble my investment team power players while prospecting and locating two potential buyers before I've located the property!

Check into your local REI meetings, your local property management companies, find out who the big players are.  

For years, I’ve been dabbing- gaining knowledge and information, but now I’m looking to become a serious player.

Know the players in the market, know the comps, know the cap rates, know the GRMs, know when a property hits the market, goes pending and closes.

For rent of only $525 a month it's not worth it to fork over the $$$ to put in the duct work for central air (the house never had it in the first place) and at just under 800 square feet these two units plus three ceiling fans provide enough cooling.Interestingly enough, we were recently doing some work in one of our larger older homes where we'd replaced the HVAC unit about a year ago and I soon wonder why the heck I bothered. 

Figure your offer like this:Sales comps in area (base on same style/size/type of house)Subtract:Profit (start with that, if you don't make a profit why bother)Rehab (based on a bid...not guessing)Cost of money (financing, etc...)Holding costsCommissionsWhat you have left is what you offer and no more.  

It didn't bother the growers at all. 

From there you can determine if there is enough equity there to bother with.