Soon after purchasing the home, I found the ceilings were made of horse hair plaster.

In areas like Dallas or Fort Worth, I’ve seen professional cleaning range from $300–$600, especially when dealing with pet-related cleaning like removing cat hair from carpets.

Your property is fairly destruction proof, costs near nothing to maintain, yet you can charge above market rents.If your property is nicer (class B) where the carpet alone might be $6k or more to replace when the tenant spills hair dye everywhere, you won't be as happy as in the situation above.  

Starting all over from scratch... my gray hair is turning back black....LOL.   

That being said, I still want to pull my hair out sometimes because of the difficulties investing and working here.

Let me explain...Houses naturally have an aesthetic to them when they are first built.

.: Foreclosures usually have a lot of "hair" that goes with them.

@John Matthew Johnston 80% of the time, it's a thankless job:(You're never fast enough for complaining tenants, nor fast enough or cheap enough for owners.To have any chance of success, you have to be extremely organized, or every day starts with your hair on fire!

This will give you a clear idea of what the house might be missing, and or need and gives you time to make those changes/additions before your first group.Another tip: I think it is natural for bigger properties to have more vacancies during the week/slow season.

If you're wondering if rates are too low, raise them a hair in advertising and see if your number of inquiries drop.