Clean Up and Clear OutA full landscaping renovation should always begin with a cleanup.

If you can not find anyone specifically, you can try  https://mortgagematchup.com/ to find a local broker who may be able to assist!

My management company has done a background check and it has come back pretty clean. 

Quote from @James McGovern: Clean it out and then list on mlsWhy did you even respond if you weren't going to answer the question? 

I found a property I will be closing on shortly, and am about to finance the deal, but before I proceed any further I want to make sure I am selecting the right financier to assist with the lending portion.I found somebody on google a couple years back, kept in contact with him, and am leaning towards using him for financing the DSCR loan.

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You don't need 20% to start, there is down payment assistance and low money down programs(3.5%).

We told them that we would not clean up mildew and that it is the tenant's responsibility to keep the unit clean... we won.

That’s actually what pushed me to build an assistant outside the “property management software” mold.It lives in Telegram, so tenants feel like they’re just texting—and it helps with rent reminders, maintenance handoffs, and lease pings without a login or portal.I’m keeping it simple on purpose, because like you said: overengineering kills adoption.Curious—if your tenants were open to something like that, is there anything you’d want automated or off your plate?

Perhaps you could do that next yearPerhaps you can get in at a property management company in some additional capacity as an assistant property manager.