On 6 acres of ground, plenty of parking.  

Given these circumstances, I believe there may be grounds for a class action lawsuit against these companies, and their owners.

You assume the owner occupant term is not enforceable...what are the legal grounds for that?

By sending a check, in many states, if the tenant cashes the check they are de facto agreeing with your damage assessment and will have little ground to dispute your accounting.  

I get kind of weirded out when I see folks leave their left over grounds. 

You can hit the ground running with a large cashflow 

We do ground up construction of 3-4 units in the urban core of Columbus for investors all over the country. 

If I were you, I’d consider chatting with a property management firm active in that area...SlateHouse Group’s name comes up in local investor circles now and then...just to get a sense of what rents are really doing on the ground.

I can agree for the most part, but I do have a prime-time lender who will consider non-recourse for fix and flip and ground up construction. 

For the most part, the guys and girls at the ground level are still great and focused on what they do!