On the other if things go bad it could create some tension in the family.What if you trained them on how to manage them properly instead of taking over? 

Our brain is one of our most important organs In the body but sometimes keeping the brain for our mental muscle worked out and in great shape can fall by the wayside.   

Now it is up to him to flex his PM muscles or hire a full time PM. 

I think some of my hand muscles atrophied... :-)

I ended up doing most of the work myself - my muscles will never forget hammering the 8 feet of copper ground into the hard desert or shoveling gravel for the outdoor shower.Contractors I worked with:The guy I originally hired to polish the concrete floors ended up being a junkie.

I ended up doing most of the work myself - my muscles will never forget hammering the 8 feet of copper ground into the hard desert or shoveling gravel for the outdoor shower.Contractors I worked with:The guy I originally hired to polish the concrete floors ended up being a junkie.

Because someone didn’t return calls and emails you should immediately foreclose, call a collection attorney, write off the deals, and bring in the muscle?

I want to be respectful of local custom and not create tension with an otherwise responsive agent, yet it's personally maddening as I recently found out 3 days after a verbal offer was sent that was already under contract that same day my offer was communicated, yet that was never communicated to me for 3 days and only after I insisted my agent inquire on status.

I also plan on occupying one of the units which may cause tension with tenants if they fear having to move out. 

You also have the beams helping with the tension on the floor joists from keeping the lower gambrel roof from spreading out.