Nolo.com has materials to help write a comprehensive partnership agreement.  

Go and assess the issue, establish the number of cats present, and find out the areas that are the source of the odor.

You might want to consider investigating ability to get a portfolio loan on revised assessed value with a commercial lender or try a 1031 exchange on some of your initial properties to be able to accelerate your plan as you get into years 5+ of the journey.good luck!

Michael,For the City of Memphis, taxes are (this year), $7.77 per $100 of assessed value.

In retrospect, it's time to do these things to assess where you are and what needs to minimize collateral damage.  

Then I'm looking on my states assessments and taxation website to see who purchased the house.

But yeah, the TOTAL duplex is assessed at $99,075, not each half. 

I get my property manager so swing by and take a look at the exterior, assess condition and rentability.

The city assessed value is ~$235K but I know these can be a bit lower than market value.

@Mike Lee, to answer some of these questions we need to understand the concept a little better (need specific on rate of return being offered, etc) and assess the risks/reward.