The author was in favor of owning the few properties outright due to the simplicity of managing fewer properties.

Experienced negotiators may recognize “appeal to a higher authority” above :)

I hired a contractor to do the demo on my flooded property. Included was having his electrician check to make sure the property was safe for workers which involved flipping breakers and capping off flood exposed outle...

WHEDA (Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority) has owner occupied loans you can use on a two family and actually put nothing down - at least they did last year. 

@Saeid Safarmehdi Sure, as a previous BP member mentioned, I'll be be joining some of the events organized by these local authorities: CIIQ, Immofacile, Mordus de l'immobilier.

“We are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it GDP”-Paul HawkenCalifornian civil rights activist, environmentalist, businessman and author.

@Josh Richter  I'm in the county next to you and here's the procedure from my local Housing Authority:

Until you officially take ownership you have no authority to offer any changes.You need to spend time studying your state landlord tenant regulations.

Often times, Tenants are upset because they think you are holding out on them, but if you assure them that you have done everything within your abilities, they can't fault you for that.Alternatively, you may consider bringing them a space heater, or authorize them to purchase a space heater to get by for the weekend. 

But honestly, this sounds very very convoluted to me.The most important question I have is who has decision authority?