Define your end goal and work backwards to create a plan that makes sense for achieving that goal.If you have been in the home more than a year or two you should be able to avoid Cap Gains.Another factor to throw in is that properties are selling for very high prices in most areas.

Excited to have you investing here in Lubbock, it's a great market to invest in!

He forwarded me all of his leads from his whole sellers and I found a property that I was interested in.

No harm in asking the tenant to clean and otherwise make repairs, but, honestly, you have no basis to withhold if the tenant claims that the damage pre-existed him/her or that the property was in even worse condition when he/she moved in. 

For you TN investors what areas have you been investing in?

if the house is not keeping the heat in I would work on that before anything else.

The last thing you want to do is to be stuck in a property that is a total disaster and where you have no cash flow coming in.

Hi Enrique, I guess my question would be if you're already having issues in the neighborhood you're investing in, is there a reason you'd continue to invest there?

What areas are you most interested in?

@Wes Blackwell What area is the property located in?