Complaining about living rent free with your mother...come on, you're a grown man and on living on your mother's charity.

I would propose a few extra days for pick up and then say their possessions will be disposed of or donated to charity on such and such a date.

Or you could throw up your hands, let her manage the property to her liking, and leave the upstairs unit empty.......Come on people this is a business we are running not a charity.

RE is not a charity gig.. and a no money gig.. :)  its only late night TV that influences folks and BP that influences folks that they can get wealthy with NO money and NO credit.. 

Go to social outings, charity benefits, etc.

Local charities - foster kids, veterans groups etc. how long ahead might this take to fill?

I do think it sounds good...if you are giving the profits to a community charity and the like.

I'd love to be one of those high income earners you mentioned and be able to write some large checks to charities and causes that I care about.

The way I look at it, you're either running a business or your running a charity. 

As for working with investors that is easy, I was an investor for 10 years and found most of the investors I do business with while investing or they heard of me.My pet peeve was the moochers, like Matt seems to be, why is it my job to provide you with free comps, no where on my license did it say I had to do business with moochers, if you bringing something to the table for me and it isn't one sided then lets hear it, my licensed doesn't say licensed charity or non-profit.