I live in the area and familiar with your location.  

My advice is to buy good properties in good locations even if you have to forgo cash flow.  

That would be for a garage in a convenient location since these always get picked up by contractors for their tool and material storage.

Located in a beautiful neighborhood desirably close to schools, shopping and all the amenities Aberdeen has to offer!

so after reading all the posts, it sounds like his best bet is just to move on and walk away finding another place maybe coming back in future to keep contact with that person if he really wants that location… Correct me if I’m wrong, but my analysis from all this is that hiring a squatter would only be applicable in situations where the person who is occupying the residence never had a lease or contract therefore it is a rare circumstance where it would be a viable option. 

Although we are in Temecula, we are located on the wine trail which is outside of the city limits.

They are located in a hurricane zone. 

@Stetson Coursey first off where are you Welcome to the BP forums and where are you located?

If its solely due to the zoning is this in a location where the commercial use makes sense?

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