I hate to say this because there are a lot of people who invested their life savings with this company but something is going on behind the curtains here. 

The tenant laws in New York make life as a property owner way harder. 

For family life, there are great communities with good schools and a lot of kid-friendly activities.

My mom is nearing the end of her life and has left me and my two brothers her condo in Hawaii.

Often the hard money lenders that appear to offer the best leverage actually require more cash when looking at the entire picture.

I'm not sure what you've heard or are expecting, but as with anything in life you generally get out of it what you put into it. 

You are a high w2 earner, The house is worth 110k today, you are buying from your grandma for 60k in exchange for free rent for life, upside ARV of 200k.The costs of owning the house will help provide tax relief on your high w2 earnings, you are buying a great chunk of equity that will pay off in the future, and you and your grandma are doing each other solids. 

And from what I understand, management was not happy with some of the employees dragging their feet on things like pictures, listings, etc haha. 

This ensures you have a clear picture of what repairs are needed and helps avoid surprises during the rehab.

It's too bad you don't have a pic on your profile because this is all I can picture as you rant: