It will give the extra mile of paying low taxes ( enhancing total return of the investment).Finally, after analyzing the investment, if you can really afford the negative cash flow, go for it.

A year and a half has gone bye and I realize this money is not going to last for my entire life if I don't start living very conservatively even with the investments that are made from within the trust, or enhancing my income. 

I've also instructed my PM to put a 3 day notice on her door this coming Tuesday as an additional enhancement to make sure she keeps her word to "pay by Friday".  

The floors were extremely unleveled and the new flooring was already coming apart, in one unit a previous landlord spray textured over every surface of the property including the thermostat/door knobs/trim, in both units the kitchen and bathrooms were falling apart and barely above usable condition, the staircase in one unit was obviously illegal it was so steep, and the walls/ceilings in both units were a mixture of poorly cobbled together panels, cracked lathe & plaster, suspended ceilings that should have been replaced a decade ago, and entire surfaces made from something I couldn't determine.  

We skim coated the basement walls because they were textured.

It is textured.  

I feel like its fairly simple--spray the ceiling w/ some water and scrape down the texture. then skim where you need to and paint it flatI ask bc I've gotten 4 quotes:-$500 to scrape and skim if needed-$400 to scrape and up to $300 to finish/skim-$1750 to scrape and skim 2 coates-$1375 to scrape and skim Such a huge gap. is there enough to mess up here that i'd need to pay over $700 for 865' of ceiling to scrape and skim?

Lots of nicer houses, some of which are next to houses that I can't believe are still standing, and those neighborhoods are... interesting and full of... texture.

7ft Blackberry bushes, leaking roof, carpet had feces on it, wood paneling that was covering a textured wall positive for asbestos, and many many other things that made this house a *hole.

Then comes the job of matching the texture.