Also, I noticed his office has poor controls over sensitive data.

- Value add - How much does it cost to convert Non-climate controlled units to climate controlled units? 

I'd like to speak to the it's the owner not the dog, it's a bit like the gun control issue.

Again, this is a factual action that will ensure that you remain in control of your property and that the other tenant has the peaceful use of the property that is a legal right.Fun, huh? 

There’s not much I can do to control the Bay Area real estate market, and our property has gone down in value since we purchased it.

The answer is that if the lender that's doing the hard money loan is only funding the purchase and not the rehab, they then have less oversight of the project since they're not doing the draws, and thus not seeing the progress of the project and having control of the funds or draws from the rehab to make sure the project is progressing.

I know a few pro football players that had short careers.

You need to watch the game, not watch the players, theatrics and colors.

The big players dont want junk real estate that these notes  are attached to.

Otherwise, you'll have to get tenant & owner manual opt-ins for everything with little, if any, control.