Until an 'investor' reaches critical mass (escape velocity) in number of units turning enough profit that even the occasional catastrophe won't  change their life style, it's got to be keep your head in the game and all hands on deck.It's all fun until it's not.  

But you will get a used house, possibly painted in an unusual style or smelling of neglected pets, and a lien.

The other option available to you is Fannie Mae Home style Renovation, which is a conventional loan program. 

Some roaches realize an enzyme when they die that triggers other around them to breed.You'll want to find a bate product which they will eat, take back to their dwelling, and kill their entire family LOLThese are actually more environmentally friendly as well. 

Additions can range anywhere from $10k-40k or more depending on the contractor, the size of the addition, the style of home, and the finishes you choose. 

If the property suits our management style, we would then take over tenant communication and accounts receivables.

They all talk and there aren't tons if them.Examples of vaid reasons may include things like undisclosed or unobvious environmental issues,  title issues/delays, government agency delays, original document delays and things that are out if your control.  

Possible oil dumping issues are coming up in the Phase 1 environmental.    

I personally don't like the architecture of that style of building. 

I've since gotten engaged and don't want to move a new bride into a makeshift apartment in a pole barn style shop but the price of building a shop and house of any size, currently, will "overbuild" the value of the location of the land so I've opted to just having a shop and buying a house in town.