This will prevent me from getting tied up in any of their affairs.

From my experience it is better to do any preventative work on the units before tenants move in to avoid hassle down the road. 

For a genuine hoarder, 6 months would not be enough anyway, heck, 12 months would not be long enough since they have mental blocks preventing them from throwing things away. 

Appearantly the landlord lobby is so incredibly weak here in portland they can’t prevent anything unless it gets contested under Oregon state constitutional grounds.

Unfortunately the title report and survey show an easement that will prevent this. 

Unless you plan on doing all the work yourself, you should factor in termite inspection/prevention, possible tree removal/trimming, clearing gutters to prevent leaks, sending contractors to fix things that break, painting unit after each tenant, changing locks after each tenant, cleaning, appliance maintenance etc. 

For individuals who have used a low fee custodian, what kinds of issues have prevented custodians from providing consent to the owner?

In this example, lets say the mortgage is for $500K and the property was $700K and is now worth $350K.Are there typically terms in the mortgage that prevent or allow this?

If the auctIon requires funds in cash, you’d have to have the funds there with you, which seems expensive if you dont end up acquiring the property...Does this prevent hard money lenders for lending on properties to be bought at auction?

Roaches can be killed pretty easy with a few aggressive treatments and ongoing preventative maintenance.