I know of two older duplexes for sale in Mount Vernon right now, or look in Sedro.There are some great meetups in Bellingham and Marysville, and I love meeting with people in Skagit.

One has a non-functioning wall-mounted gas heater and the other one has an electric baseboard heater.

My husband and I live in Anacortes and invest here and in Mount Vernon.

For both models, I wonder about the 15-amp current draw of the motor.

None of these have motorized deadbolts - they simply unlocked the deadbolt and the user has to turn a lever to retract the bolt.  

The kayaks, boat motors and camping stuff on the lawn is unattractive.

I would call the state motor vehicle department and let them know the situation.

True office style suspended drop ceilings are tacky and dated, but if you could research a noise isolation product or way to mount ceiling drywall, it may help greatly.

That is about the only other option if a barn door wont work...not recommending it but there are some very pretty curtains and if you mount the hardware extra wide inside the room the tenants can leave it fully open except when company comes.

Once I learned that end I saved a lot of money from needing to pay a technician to replace exhaust fan motors of relays.You can learn how to do roofs by reading the wrapping paper on any bundle of shingles, or you might be able to find an article called "your roof, for heaven's sake" which was published about 25 years ago by a California property owners' association.