Hi,Just 2 stories (garden level and 1 unit above)  probably looking to finance around 150k. 

Replace the blinds, get rid of the carpet, change out the light fixtures, and do a fresh coat of paint.

I'm starting fresh, but I'm ready. 

I recently talked to a local insurance agent that has been assisting some of the out of town buyers with insurance policies and the majority of them have purchased these properties sight unseen without any knowledge of the neighborhood they're in, school district, condition of the home itself apart from the pictures with fresh paint and new countertop or even seeing the homes surrounding it that have been condemned by the city. 

Looking in the Tower District and Fig Garden areas for absentee Landlords who are ready to sell. 

Winter Garden, where I live is becoming very expensive but those other areas IMO the timing is right, as in right now!  

Maybe they are okay to be watched while they work in the garden but don't have the leadership, knowledge, math, connections, skills...

Tell her that you would need to see a year's worth of bank statements to prove the alimony payments were reliable, and since she can't provide that, then you have to deny her.And in the future, find any possible legal excuse you can to deny anyone going through a divorce or freshly divorced.  

So, I would try to look at that with fresh eyes and evaluate every possibility imaginable before dismissing it.

Not one to revive old threads but if you still need advice, I would go with a Potsdam toilet garden.