it is because so many of them are completely and utterly disorganizedI owe one contractor over 4 grand but they are so screwed up they can’t figure it out so it has been 2 months of me texting asking how to payAnother one finished the job 1 and a half months ago.  

That's utter garbage of an advice.

I am moving towards putting up curtain rods and inexpensive curtains though- I feel they hold up better, I can wash them (if the tenant didn't) rather than dealing with the utter pain it is to clean miniblinds, tenants seem to like them better, and they look a whole lot nicer. 

HiI have a rental I've owned for about 10 years. it's a triplex I have been a bad boy....I took the milk and did not care much for the cow.  Now I want to access the equity to acquire more propertyas it sits my equity...

I went outside after I called the cops and both times the officers went by, they'd be quiet, so the officers wouldn't hear them being loud.They keep the lights in the front off while they're "hanging out" so that makes it difficult for officers to see what's going on until they get up on the house - by that time, they have quieted down long enough for the officers not to see or hear anything.I got tired of the 30+ calls regarding their noise not making a difference in how much noise they consistently made daily and out of a week - they would average at least 4 nights out of the week to be a complete and utter nuisance.So after being awakened at 2:35am and seeing their usual ploys, I went to stand where they could see me and proceeded to stand there for five minutes before they realized that I was standing there.The old man asked: "are you okay?"

Normally I would like to be better informed before I create a post like this, but we need to make a decision on whether we will sell or rent our Santee property soon or risk it sitting vacant which is about the only definite thing I can tell you I don't want haha.OOS properties seem like my best bet for cash flow, but also from my utter lack of experience, seems the least likely for me to be able to implement without lots more learning. 

We are experienced with home renos and aside from rough in plumbing(if needed), major electrical upgrades and drywall (out of utter distaste for it) we will be accomplishing all renovations and upgrades ourselves.    

Roc I completely and Utterly agree with you!

Im currently putting together an offer on a short sale.Im going to submit it to a listing agent who i think is utterly clueless as to what im trying to accomplish.

Point is, if someone like Donald Trump has put MONEY and/or interest in this guy he's not too shabby...and again, your mentioning of this being the same as a typical "put a house under contract deal" is completely and utterly wrong...read up on his program, may even help you close a deal or two.