It also reinforced my thoughts that a clean sweep sale and a 1031 into better performance would be a good plan. 

I plan using the agent to help me sell the property, which I hope will give them an incentive to help me.Find a contractor to give me an estimate on the repairs/rehab of the property.Once I've collected all of this, I plan on reaching out to private lenders and providing them with the information I found on the property which I HOPE will be reinforcement for them to invest their money in the property...

Or if it’s just a crawl space, some beams reinforced with plywood.

I’d reinforce what an eviction on his record will do to his ability to get subsequent rentals with all the background checks going on today.  

We suggest that a licensed contractor further evaluate, address and repair/reinforce both porches as needed for safety purposes, including addressing the back left exterior steps that are not installed correctly. 3.

Give them a sheet at move in and keep reinforcing it, especially when costs are high. 

After renting a backhoe and digging out around the foundation walls, I was able to push the wall back out, reinforce it with rebar and waterproof it all for 5000.

Focusing on one thing being multi-family is what I am trying to do at the moment so this episode reinforced that strategy. 

However being new to this game I just wanted some feedback or maybe even some reinforcement that I'm making the right decision. 

Its common to give discount for law reinforcement personal. even better if they can park the police car onsite.