Are the businesses in there likely to do well in a recession, or will they likely go out of business, leaving you holding the bag?

You can't foreclose and make both notes whole.... someone is going to be left holding the bag if someone defaults.

I was thinking about doing the same thing (limited thermostat), until folks brought up the fact that they can be defeated with a bag of ice or cold wet washcloth.

I don't want to be holding the bag!

Someone (probably ex tenant) kicked in 4 of the interior doors, two big holes in the walls, cherry kool aid stains on carpet, dead lawn, cut some wires in the walls, NEVER cleaned the kitchen and looks like used lard to cook everything, the cooktop looks like a couple of "smallish fires" may have happened and the (original, 1979) oven has NEVER BEEN CLEANED, oh and to top it off we have a family of THREE SKUNKS LIVING IN THE CRAWL SPACE.And of course I no longer live 6 miles from this place, I live 950 miles away.I just spent 1 1/2 weeks working on it, about 30 "contractor size" garbage bags, 5 gallons of paint, a million small things that you always run into.Anyway I found a "craigslist" cooktop and wall oven for pretty cheap, my wife helped a lot, even though she hates RE investing and my neighbor has been a godsend because the trash service only picks up the rolling dumpster, NOTHING ELSE, so he has hauled the other stuff to the dumpster at his work.I'm heading back to TX to hit the kitchen, exterior paint, front yard and finish the interior paint (oil base on the trim).

Remember the less hands that have to dip into your bag the more you will have in your bag.

Nothing would be worse than handing over a bag of cash and getting stuck with a property for which bad title work has been done.

Provide moving boxes and thick mil trash bags, even a moving truck if the tenants are cooperative.

If the market turns and you're left holding the bag, at least you aren't losing too much of your own equity if you have to split.

It is considered normal wear and tear.Damages are things like..Holes in the wallsBroken WindowsBroken DoorsBroken FaucetsBroken ToiletsBroken KnobsGrease RugsBleach on RugsGrease on DrivewayAnd 40 garbage bags of trash to be removed from your home.Animals left behind that are dead.If you expect to have a rental property returned to you in white glove condition, you will not be happy in this industry.Once again, you have truly been blessed!