If you can't sell without holding the bag, find a new buyer or hire a professional to market the property for you.  

He was actually bagging up small plastic grocery bags thinking it was making a difference.

Try running the water into airtight environment like a bag or bottle to prevent dissipation of gaseous elements.

Strap your bags on, call everyone, yell loud, do not take no for an answer , fix the problems (they will always show at the worst time, take advantage of the 24hrs in a day, work everyday, pay the guys extra to stay late WITH you and by all means necessary, hit your date and move on!!

I also went to the owners tax bill address, and I found a decimated shack type property that is clearly housing some homeless people. ...taking advantage of the eminent domain laws crossed my mind until I spotted the piss filled Gatorade bottle next to an abandoned sleeping bag.

I've done it with both established services and individuals and it's a mixed bag either way.

There are older properties with high rents, run down houses, a boarding house, and new condos popping up - mixed bag.

In the event of poor/dangerous/non-code work, you will end up holding the bag as the 'deep pockets guy'.

Their insurance blamed the plumber.GUESS who was left holding the bag....that's right...I was.

What about a really nice box with weather proofing or a tarp.Or give people a machetee, flint, steel and a bag of rice and sell it as the Survivor Experience or Survivor training camp.