And, the longer you wait to act, the longer the squatter stays - and even gains some legal protections to stay while your waiting on a slow court system to act on an eviction. 

Short term tenants are not protected by the the eviction ban.  

You can get into a bunch of properties with that much money, but honestly unless you just really love RE I'd be pretty tempted to find a couple of decent dividend funds and just harvest the returns.

The later is critical to protect your investment.

Use tax benefits like depreciation, repair deductions, and tax-free refinance proceeds to offset income, and consider an LLC for liability protection.

And those who purchase the timber rights then come in, at there own expense, with there own equipment, there own operations, harvest, site mill, do whatever reclamation and then leave. 

How we protect our buyers is with the inspection, appraisal and financing contingencies.

Ensure you understand local regulations regarding permits; it’s usually a good idea for your associates to form an LLC for liability protection, but individuals can do renovations as long as they pull the necessary permits.

if you buy a random property in a neighborhood you've never been to and turn it over to people you don't know you'll just lose money.not trying to be negative, trying to protect you and your hard earned cash.

To simplify the existing lease I thought about asking the tenant if they would be ok modifying the addendums to get rid of the resident benefit package and the building protection plan.