I'm  on auto pay, and the payment shows the amount of interest and "zero" for principal.

Mid Tenn Mechanical did some work for me recently and they were amazing.

Whether they be a mortgage, mechanics, tax lien etc. 

You aren't extending credit or a secured loan, such as a mortgage company or auto finance company would do, so her history in that regard should not weigh heavily in your decision. 

Sorry for the spelling on your name Meredith, I didn't catch the auto correct!

Now that I've graduated with a good job lined up I'm finally ready to take the first steps in beginning a new journey in buy and hold real estate.I'm currently living in the Tualatin/Tigard area and working as a mechanical engineer for a large semiconductor firm.

In 2008 I lost my son in an auto accident ( and in 2006 i lost my nephew in another auto accident) and i really slowed down my investment activities. 

I have a auto body shop that is located in a D class residential area, it was own by my grandfather, he is getting up in age and he is passing it to me. he hasn't done body work in years, he just have been renting the place out to some guys he know for like $220 a month. the utility are still in his name also. my whole idea is to come in, change things around, do the proper things, have a actually lease agreement written out for the tenants, with the new rate increase and rules, there wont be anymore of the late rent payments, there will be a late penalty, the utility will be in the tenants names,I plan to put a security system on the property, I'm new to all of this , its my first property I'm open to advice, suggestions, ideas on what I should do.

I am educating myself on the mechanics of it and I know I will make mistakes, but I feel vacant land investing is an untapped market; and, I do not want to deal with the stress and headaches of landlording or property management.

The request for the GC was to build the structure (roughly 500 sq ft), or "dry in" the space - then I would take it from there and hire my own subs for the mechanical.