To put it simply, we want our note buyers to make money - if they do, they'll invest with us again and if we have to refund them because a note doesn't perform, they're likely to buy again knowing that their principle investment is safe.

I'd say you need a minimum of $30k for a property at this price, to be safe.  

Period.Likewise with flipping houses -- I've flipped a lot of houses, and it's safe to say that if, with the knowledge you can get for free, it's tough to lose more than $10K in many parts of the country (barring some macro-economic event).

- What’s a safe contingency budget percentage to include for unexpected expenses?

They may even pay for the tenant to stay in a hotel until the home is safe again.As for the tenants, I think you've gotten yourself into a pickle by letting this go long enough that they can claim health issues.

People like to ridicule what they don't understand, but when the government inflates the dollar away, or taxes whats hiding in your safe deposit box, or we do a bank bail-in like Cyprus did, THEN maybe some people will bother to read a few articles and learn about Bitcoin.   

The area is loaded with men on 1-2 year contracts who have homes some where else and they just need 1-2 years of safe, clean, comfortable housing and the only other option is seedy hotels.  

A difficult, but safe approach is to pay for a 6 or 12 month option to purchase the office building.  

To replace the roof on a home with solar panels, to maintain the solar panel warranty, you will need to use their company to remove the panels, store them safely during roof work, and then use their company to replace the panels and make sure they are working again.

I just want to make sure everything is safe.