She tried to give it for free or donate to the church and take a tax write-off plus loss write-off.

And some of them sometimes tell me to shut up when I won't stop talking about REI and actually remind me that there are a few other things too worth talking about.

Attached to this 5 unit building is a mixed use property also for sale (was listed for 47k), it has an apartment upstairs and had a church downstairs.

I currently live in a home that was at one time the "AC Church Home for the Handicapped".

How about this... if you don't own property in Detroit and / or have ever been to Detroit for real estate due diligence... shut your mouth!

Most buildings shut down the AC after 6PM.

And that is what is needed if your going to buy a home at discount or pre foreclosure etc. and your skill set can be what you learn and then what you craft for your PERSONALITY not one size fits all.But there are certain trigger lines.. you have to learn to not sell past the close .. you have to know when to shut up.. you have to be able to lead them to the conclusion you want.. and again ASK for the order...

A verbal altercation ensured and then a struggle to shut the front door.

I don't do airbnb, but from what i have heard, short term tenants will tend to be either easy on your place or really hard on it, your neighbors probably won't be happy about it, your whole model could be shut down at any moment because of the HOA, so there's plenty of expenses involved in remedying any of those issues3. you should consider reading the AirBNB terms of service, as I believe it specifies the insurance requirements, along with consulting your mortgage holder4. 

In the second example, the investor who bought it was in the middle of rehabbing the duplex without permits when the city shut his rehab down for not permitting.