BTW, I have evicted "white collar" tenants too. The

It has lost some smaller branches which have fallen near the garage.Since I'm afraid it (or one of its huge branches) will fall onto the garage I sent a registered letter to the property owner (and printed a copy of the USPS tracking from the USPS website showing my letter was received) stating I think they should have a professional take a look at the tree because I'm concerned of its health. 

Talk to the building dept and/or health/safety and they can assist in court to get them out. 

She has 3 dogs which can complicate things and doesn't have much money and is in poor health. 

However, I just learned today that one of the tenants has health issue and won't able to work.

I know that the best method is to pay cash down for the first property; but would taking out a construction loan to finance the property, then refinancing that loan after the property is rehabbed and rented work too? The

You will own a property that has these risks and 100 more:car falls on leg of customer and he is young and incapacitated and sues you tootenant pours poisonous degreaser into public plumbing an it leaks 200 feet to neighbor properties, they sue yourobbery happens and child is trapped in the bay and survives, the parents sue youteen comes in with their helper dog who bites clients, they sue youfireman falls through the roof in a fire (chemical fire) and is disabled because the roof wasn't to code...Although you are only the landlord you have duties to health and safety of the employees, clients who walk in, and the community.Look up: Ng to the Ghost Ship landlord in East Oakland

The 2nd-floor unit needs to be completely redone to be rent-ready and the first-floor unit/ exterior needs some work too, the total estimated cost of the work is $100,000. 

@Sandra ArnoldIf you are a real estate agent who is / will be involved in real estate, you want to see if Real Estate Professional status is a designation that you can claim in the future.Having a retirement account and deducting health insurance costs are some ways to further decrease your real estate agent commission income.Best of luck

More specifically -- considering volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in LVP and laminate, and the health effects that could come with exposure to the VOCs.