As it drug on Mr Contractor would be silent for a few days, then I would stand on his head, work would happen in a spurt for a few days after said standing-on-head, then rinse and repeat.

It may lead to more properties or good tenants down the line.Having been through a nasty child custody case that drug out for almost a year I can attest to how important it is to have someone give you some type of support.  

In the early days, challenges included keeping drug addicts and prostitutes away from my contractors.

& in keeping with that...In the United States, 70,200 people died from drug overdoses in 2017, which was an increase of about 10 percent over 2016.

That helps alleviates the fear in the event we can't find a renter right away.  6 months might seem extreme to some people, but it really gives us peace of mind that we are prepared. 

One of them was a Drug addict that I had to kick out...One of them Trashed my upstairs room and then left EVERYTHING in it...One of them was good at paying on time...but also good at eating my food, and using the living room, and having friends over all the time....So I was able to handle that stuff for a while...But then I got a Girlfriend...my First serious relationship, and I said - alright, time for some privacy!

I joke about drinking beer and haven’t touched alcohol in 6 years so .. done things are said in light hearted manner .do watch out for drug references and ghetto culture references .

Drug addicts and gangs are in the D's.$150/mo adds up to $1,800 per year. 

Part of the ownership means you could get drug into their financial mess if it goes badly. 

She wants to sell the house to me for only what she owes on the house, so it could alleviate some pressure from her financially.