However, your landlord client neglected this property for A WHILE and in that time 3 squatters Have comfortably found their way into the property and turned it into the classic hoarders home with animal droppings, fleas, and trash from front to back.

The singular focus on cash flow is a classic newbie trap, but it often takes years before they realize how bad their situation really is.

The classic handwritten yellow letters don't work well for presenting a professional image; that strategy is more covert and works better for people who are intentionally not wanting to look like a professional or a business.

I love the exaplmple of “can’t get to the laundry” it’s classic “I don’t have control over this and I’m angry” he has a right to be angry, just not to lash out.I was trying to cover possibilities for readers, and most people actually dont do what you already did so bravo.

I would like to repurpose the LLC for real estate and I would like to know the best way to structure things.

One way to do this is through buy and hold investing since you didn't share if you are interested in flipping or going that route, Buy and hold is your classic investing strategy that involves purchasing properties and holding onto them for an extended period of time to generate rental income and benefit from property appreciation overtime.As an Investor-friendly agent here in the Greater Houston market, I know that Houston and its surrounding cities are great destinations for buy and hold investing because of growing economy, diverse population, and expanding job market.

This was a classic urban infill project...

I just wish local appraisers were as optimistic as our tax assessors who inflate (taxable) value beyond comprehension.A colleague spent 3 months & a lot of money rehabbing a classic old home only to have it appraised too low.

You mentioned passive income - John Schaub's "Building wealth one house at a time" is classic. 2.

You can always re-purpose the space later on if you want to.