It has taken four months.Unfortunately, when probate is involved, the process can absolutely drag out.

Both strategies have pros and cons, but it depends on your equity, cash flow goals, and risk tolerance.

Every youtube video I find when searching this problem involves someone replacing or moving an electric box that either hasn't been wired yet or is re-wired.

Short term, leaving financing in place during rehab prior to resale — great strategy with limited risk to either party. 

I cant speak for every deal they have ever done, but I will say that any deals That I was involved in with safeguard and there was any issue whatsoever they jumped in and worked diligently to solve the issue as if it was there own money. 

They use leverage in some of their funds, which can increase returns, especially if they have a low cost of capital (but potentially increase risk and trigger UBIT issues).

I am leaning toward removal because the floor is run down, the risk of increased pests or feral cats, and there is already a storage closet off the patio.

When they don't pay you evict them as a tenant rather than dealing with an ejectment which I guess can involved more nuanced arguments in court. 

I used the concept to do arbitrage on 3 more of his properties and then transitioned to more of a management model in 2020 to offset my risk.

Surrounding yourself with a team brings some risk, but the risk is on your ability to judge people and processes.