Will require me to cancel a booking or two in order to do this.

The last event was a vape stuck in the s-trap of the toilet that required toilet to be replaced.

They can introduce themselves face-to-face with the tenants, change the locks to control the property, get a copy of the lease from the tenant or sign a new one, etc.As for the old PM, it sounds like they owe you a copy of the lease and other paperwork (required by law), undelivered rent and security deposit, etc.I would compile your documentation and file a complaint with the Ohio real estate commission.

Majority of the houses are old and require frequent repairs in addition to a poor tenant base that can't pay on time and don't care about their credit.

I would be happy to go over some of the requirements for getting a mortgage in the US as an international investor. 

He offered to sell it to me with owner financing for $400,000 and only required 10% down, so I jumped on it.

Jake may also shy away from the effort and vulnerability required to build a healthy relationship.

Simply gifting him half the property now wouldn’t immediately allow him to claim the exclusion without fulfilling this residency requirement, I don't believe.One thought would be to use a HELOC to pull just enough equity out of the current home and use it to buy a smaller home, or at least the down payment.

Investing in Bham Sec8 properties requires somebody with street by street knowledge.  

Does a DSCR loan require 20-25% down payment?