Given the details you provided, I personally might not want to settle this in mediation with this tenant however as I'd probably just want a judge to cut through the BS and tell them to pay up and get out at this point.

Even if you use piers, they are usually concrete (which is OK for most lenders), steel or wood on concrete.

I'm not sure what type of property you have, but I find having long-term tenants cuts down on the amount of repairs and definitely will reduce the number of turnovers needed in a given time period.

Automated FAQ videos to cut down on repetitive conversations. 

It tracks rent payments, expense categories, mortgage interest, and more in one place.I’ve found it really cuts down on prep time.

And there's not a huge short cut - if you want a $500k income from real estate, you're going to have to invest $5M at a 10% return, or maybe you're really good at this and can get a 20% return on $2.5M of invested cash. 

Let them build through hard work like teaming with reputable operator who may take a cut but own the project etc.Neal Bawa and associated companies are another bunch or lier’s who project rosy picture to sign up people but fial to deliver.Those two have made my experience with real estate very companies very negative.

In short, don't cut corners and it will profit you later.

Cutting our losses and selling was difficult, but it was the best option given our financial woes.I’d love to hear from others—has anyone else faced something this unexpected during a BRRRR or flip?

After I cut he and his now wife loose I sold the property for more money 30 days later after we they made fake jim.bakker promises for 45 days.