(I'm in Arizona so your results may vary) Compensation can only be paid to a licensed broker so you can't pay "finder fees" to unlicensed bird dogs or wholesalers.

Also in NYC they have there a people with sniffing dogs who inspect their apartments twice a month to make sure they don’t return.

However, I am leaving for an overseas tour soon and the Mrs. will have her hands full with four kids, two dogs, and a cat.

However, you could start by helping an investor "bird dog" deals for a finder's fee.

That being said, if there are dogs in there that you and he agree would be better off gone then you're going to have to look to 1031 exchanges to avoid a horrendous tax hit that your grandfather has been avoiding for decades. 

Keep in mind, I was still responsible for urgent repairs/habitability even though the tenants were there illegally. 

They currently rent out a 1 bed 1 bath unit with 5 small dogs.  

@Nadine Delille So here are the options for low cash investors (just a few)Wholesaling off the MLS: need to double close more than likelyWholesaling: find your own deals via marketingBird dogging:  Might get money for any lead you find with your own marketing and turning it over to someone thats more experienced.Lease Options (alot of stuff here but lets simplify it:  you become a middle men for hooking up a landlord and tenant)Flipping houses: if you have PML and HML who are willing to pay for everything but for a newbie will be extremely expensive on your end profit (plus if you need to pay points for the loan)yeah many agents are investor friendly meaning that they will go with you and see houses write up offers etc but when it comes to wholesaling off the MLS what you need to do is the double close.

If they need bird dogs then be a bird dog.

Where that dog did this thing..OK fine fineYou start.... by...just doing!