It makes it difficult to do simple maintenance, repairs, cleaning, etc.If you don't have a ton of reserves, I always think it's a good rule of thumb to have between 4-6 months mortgage in savings as you're trying to figure out a rhythm.

They live on the first floor of a small ten-unit building. 

They provide no medical care, only cooking and cleaning. 

After they removed the carpet I found the puddle marks and cleaned and primed over.  

Also, they have limited and low quality products that you choose from for materials such as flooring  bathtubs, and lighting, etc.

I find that interior designers make the best "contractors" versus a full blown builder.They value engineer better with paint and flooring, and perhaps some cabinets.

Looking into property management companies and cleaning services in the Poconos, PA area.

With the right oversight, I imagine you'd have less to worry about renting to clean and sober living organization.

Recommend requesting the seller’s existing ALTA Survey, building plans & floor plans, site map, seller’s prior Phase 1 & environmental reports (easy for them to ask lender for copy), full rent roll detail (including renovated/classic unit indications by unit, sqfts, building #’s, full detail), aged receivables report (will allow you to identify hidden delinquency / bad debt yet to be reflected in T12’s), general ledgers / capex ledgers back at least 3 years to ID major capital projects or damage that wasn’t disclosed initially.

The townhouse is 3 stories with a office on the bottom floor, kitchen and livening room on the second with all rooms on the top floor.The Townhouse is being rented by a friend and we are being helpful this year.