There was a ditch dug in the road, we just infilled that ditch.

He is ditching the property, already said he will do the 2k of roof work needed and said something can be worked out w/conversion if he gets close to asking---I might be missing something your explaining, as Im new to commercial

I also have noticed a large volume of REIs who have suddenly decided to ditch their STRs/MTRs.

With the little information that I have, I question if your best move would be to sell and ditch this unit.  

Sounds like you refinanced out of FHA into conventional and ditched PMI. 

I'm hoping to find a few 'pay their own luck forward' type folks on here that might be willing to pass me some deals/guidance as I look to make a smart move with my first investment.I currently rent in the Castro, and am looking to ditch my $3k/mo apartment in favor of my first investment property. 

I use Dropbox for electronic storage which comes with a scanner in the phone app, so I can scan immediately on the go and then ditch the paper.

It was resolved and the house was marked outside of the flood plain (there was a storm ditch running in the area behind the house, guess that was the problem.As others have said, see exactly where the property is in relation to the flood plain and what flood plainandy

Ditch him and find someone else.

BUT make it the last ditch effort to get back on track.Next incident - As already mentioned - Get them to move out in lieu of eviction.