We have a good sized portfolio and i left my corporate job in 2021. 

You can cover the wire mesh with drywall patches (they tape on wall and across the wire, white/paintable, different sizes) as the wire mesh is what will prevent the rats from eating their way into the property (the covering material is cosmetic only).

Most of the REITs are classified as Micro as to size and have great volatility in pricing and net asset value adjustments.  

I am currently employed as a project engineer working for a GC that builds multi-family projects.

They tend to all have good incomes, little to no credit, and are self employed with lots of family.

I don't know if varies based on the size of the note or not.

Have you been employed as an Abstractor? 

Having watched many prior co-workers get paid, cash their check at the casino, and promptly deposit it all into a slot machine I can tell you with pretty good certainty that casinos don't have a positive effect on disposable income and good use of the existing income in the area surrounding :)Are there solid local employers OTHER than the casino in a 15-minute drive? 

This is largely due to the fixed nature of ongoing maintenance costs, which become proportionally more impactful as the park size decreases, thereby inflating the expense ratio.

There's definitely a lot of merit to transition over especially when you're at the size/scale you currently appear to be.