If you can't shake the vibe, then a PM will save you money in the long run.  

And part of me can't shake the feeling that if this house really was that good of a deal, some other investor in the area (it's a metro area of about 250,000 people) would have snatched it up by now.  

Wow, you do know that by saying this you're trying to shake up a while world of trouble, even for yourself since you yourself are a landlord.

These laws do nothing but punish the law-abiding "good" landlords by shaking them down for annual fees, wasted time, and unnecessary expenses.

I mean it’s year 2020 family fun, 2 kids playing their iPads with their headphones on lying on the kitchen floor, @karenhiggins reading what I can only guess is a romance novel, and I’m drinking water trying to shake a Friday night of beer and video games.

I remember shaking the little guy at three in the morning and screaming STFU!!!!

I could go on and on about each item she listed, because the entire thing sounds insane to me.Disclaimer: I'm not licensed in CA, so I don't know what the landlord-tenant laws are there, nor do I have any clue how this will shake out in that legal environment, but I can't imagine you're liable for more than the remediation and a hotel bill during the time they're displaced.

It's possible you'll get some kind of settlement from the bankruptcy, depending on how it all shakes out.  

I don't know why I look at it like that, but I can't shake that thought.I am guilty of drinking and reading on BP. 

Then you don't have to pay him anything- you shake hands and walk away.