However, just using people to run around in case one of them happens to bring you a great deal is pretty harsh.

Harsh Patel I’ve been hacking since last fall in a A class neighborhood.

I also don’t like a “switch turns” approach to lawn care because that just opens the door for fighting between two tenants when I eventually move out, and I’d like to avoid that drama.

I SEE FROM YOUR OTHER POSTINGS, YOUR ATTEMPTING TO BUY A TRI-PLEX AND YOU NEED CONTRACTORYOU SHOULD OF HAD YOUR TEAM BEFORE YOU BID ON THAT PROPERTYYOUR TEAM WOULD OF GAVE YOU GOOD IDEA WHAT REPAIRS COST WHILE YOU DO YOUR HOME INSPECTIONS.HANDYMAN AND CONTRACTORS ALWAYS BUSY, AND CANT START YOUR SMALL PROJECTS UNTIL THEY FINISH BIGGER AND MOST $$ PROJECTS THAN YOURS,  THEY WILL DUMP YOU SO FASTTELL US THE DRAMA YOU GOT YOUR SELF INTO,         HOW BIG THE UNITS, WHAT TYPE OF WORK IS NEEDEDIS THERE TENNENTS IN THERE NOWREMEMBER,  READ ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS,     NO VERBAL CRAP FROM ANYONE WHEN BUYING THIS UNITFROM MANTECAELIAN

I'm not trying to be harsh, but what you've said:  "The owner of the home is incapacitated" and "I'm broke and I have bills to pay what is my quickest and safest way to money here?"

Not to be harsh, but I think the first step is to take care of your judgement.

I'm revamping a family owned self storage facility that's been operating straight out of 1984...My current thinking on terms:You're in default after day 1.Late fee after day 5I'm locking you out after day 15I'm sending you notice of foreclosure/auction date after day 30.Too harsh?  

Not all, but most: Don't clean, always some drama with roommates, suicidal, depression, drugs, rape, I hear a lot of stories from my tenants.

Toan, send me a private message and I'll point you at a few.Just FYI, if you have not done any transactions, then the terms may be harsh with the commercial loans - I have heard them offering only 12 to 15 year amortizations with a 3 or 5 year balloon.  

There are some areas that are high-risk, high-drama, but not all of them.