You could also suggest your tenants call child protective services if there is no supervision for young children and call the police for late night noise disturbances.

Otherwise, you'll need to be a supervised lender.

Ready to do my cash out refi.Those deals are found off market, with a ton of hustle, and boots on the ground supervision with an already existing team for the reno.Minimal headaches...no way.

Half a million dollar first flip, major renovation, totally hands off with no construction experience, no previous relationships, out of state supervision, partners without clear roles.

The big benefit I have in my handyman portfolio is that I am either laying the tile or closely supervising the job as it's done by people whom I've personally trained.That's part of how I've come into this business, as a handyman investor with quite a bit of prior experience in laying tile.My portfolio is also almost completely occupied by health care professionals, who in general are trained to appreciate the advantages of ceramic tile as a sanitary surface.

I would request several supervised meet and greet visits with your neighbor and the dog on their side of the fence, while you are on your side.  

Here's my PM Agreement:Repairs – Manager will coordinate and supervise repairs on the Property and pay all bills accordingly.

Most are not as competent as I think they should be, but at least they have some relevant training and have passed exams and are under the supervision of a principal broker.  

I paid him hourly and supervised his work with we had a large project.

The property management fee covers all of the back office functions that the property management company provides (ex. accounting, marketing, supervision, etc.).