If you're paying $700 a month, you get pissed and do everything u can to prevent getting dings.So the real value of section 8 vs not section 8 is the tenant and wear on your property.

For rentals, although the risk of getting FC'd is low, you should always have an exit strategy to prevent a loss.

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?