Until something shows up in the regular mail, ignore them.

Weeks of poop in shared yard regularly not picked up.

However, I'd like to see some income showing that they can pay for utilities, and regular living expenses. 

Must be nice.Edit: Telling me that my property was a bad investment 15-20 years ago is like me telling you that you failed as a stock investor because you didn't beat the S&P 500.First I was purchasing RE since 1993 and 13 years ago (not quite 15 but I suspect similar buy criteria) I started purchasing regularly.  13 years ago 1% properties were a dime a dozen.  2% was the goal (the rule used to be called the 2% rule) and was challenging in coastal southern Ca, but 1.5% was not that hard to find. 

Depending on your income You get to take depreciation off your regular income (usually up to $25k) of 3.6% per year of the building’s value.Many of your everyday expense can be deducted from your income as business expenses. 

It's about a dozen, identical one bedroom "modern" cabins that sleep 6.

But since this isn’t the traditional bank I can walk to down the street, what is to stop them from receiving my sensitive information and running off, stealing my identity, etc.Thanks for reading!

Add on regular amortization and I’d have right around 15% equity after 3 years.

For us BP people, we can see the potential in a fresh coat of off-white paint where regular people just see a gross ugly house.  

There are other options to get cash out however, such as a HELOAN or regular cash out refinance.