You really do have to prove them you are the real deal.

Unless you have evidence the tenant caused the crack, you are out of luck.It sounds like there should be a bead of caulk between the sink and the wall to prevent water from seeping down.It also sounds like you should inspect at least once a year so problems like this don't go undiscovered for so long.

Welcome to the world of real estate investing!

If you're talking about building an interior wall to create a bedroom, this could work so long as you aren't significantly reducing living space compared to the competitive rentals. 3 bedrooms with a tiny living area could cause problems.

All of the coaches are people who have completed the program themselves. 

Unless you can knock all of those items out in the next week, price competitively in the market and are in a hot area. 

I never was able to coordinate a consistent quarterly meeting for planning, I never knew who to contact because they have multiple levels of their workers and people were constantly moving in and out of the organization.  

One day I get an urgent text message from our tenant that one of the trees is on its side leaning and wanting to fall into the neighbors home!

When owning property with an unrelated partner, you can choose from several structures: Tenancy in Common (TIC) allows unequal ownership shares and independent transfers, while Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship (JTWROS) ensures the surviving owner inherits the property.

I was thinking of that as well!