I hope I get this one, but changing tenant attitudes toward keeping the common areas uncluttered and clean will be an uphill battle.

It's just very common.

Try to seal the envelopes and see if the response rate picks up again. 10-15% call rate is good, it's pretty common that most of them are tire-kickers or calling to be removed from the list.

What about trim , wrapping the windows , caulk , any rotten wood , disposing of the old windows , thats an old house , there are probably lead paint issues ( need someone certified) Look at the whole picture , penny wise and dollar foolish is a common mistake .

Commonly layman use the term hedge fund and really don't even understand what they are inferring.

In fact, that is how you get enemies and have me ensure that everyone from Code Enforcement, building departments, utilities, etc that have built relationships with, knows this is how this person acts.

I always assume 6 months of holding costs (taxes, insurance, utilities, interest).

If a full tear down doesn't work because of county/city codes or something you can demo all except the utility wall.

The inspection upon accepted offer is fairly common in the larger properties.All you can do is submit your offer based on a drive by and what the owner tells you.

I've joined the BP community to utilize the educational resources.