He seems a little desperate and kinda bugging me with over friendliness which I imagine is because of his physical challenges, I'm guessing but he seems friendly and skilled enough and we'd be working together replacing doors and refinishing/painting that formica covered composite wood stuff the boxes are made of and replacing the (horizontal) particle board.

Show friendliness so that you're approachable, but stand firm by the laws and the lease.Sometimes, the threat is empty and they won't follow through.

How does one measure landlord friendliness?

Here is a quick article I found with various levels of friendliness per state that also agrees with the opinions of those I have spoken with:https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/renting/states-best-...

Investor-friendliness and having a positive, low stress OOS experience go hand-in-hand. 3.

Hi all,I'm compiling a spreadsheet to help compare different potential out-of-state markets to buy and hold.Some hard and soft criteria include (1) job growth; (2) Population; (3) Diversity of Industry; (4) Housing Price Projections; (5) Landlord friendliness; (6) Real vacancy rates; (7) unemployment rate; (8) demographics (should target 18-64, am I right?) 

@Casey PowersNevada, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas.Casey thank you so much your reply is right inline with the feedback here. these states keep popping up so that speaks volumes as to their land lord friendliness.  

Will definitely keep landlord friendliness in mind when doing my research, I also found the Milken report will leverage it. 

That makes sense however does the friendliness of a state toward a landlord come into play in your estimation?

Are you okay for this to potentially take 3 to 6 months (depending on the friendliness of your landlord laws) of your time at the purchase price you have negotiated, or do you need to ask for the Seller to make a concession to take care of this burden?