A drain pan is for emergency leaks from the washer, I would bet 90% of households don't have one (I don't).

My easiest and safest bet would be to just build the outside storage lot.

Not going by to do progress checks as often as possible (or sending someone you trust to do it).

In fact, I would bet that 99.9% of all wholesalers could spend the some number of hours working at McDonalds and they would make more money.I recommend you focus on the house hack.

@Michael Dallas this sounds like it could either be a great deal or a suckers bet, and unfortunately, it's impossible for any of us to tell.

So sticks to path of progress, real top shelf A quality properties.

FB Marketplace is probably your best bet - You can try craigslist too but at least with FB you can do a quick scan of someone's profile before talking to them. 

While doing an Airbnb seems like a good idea it does not resolve the issue of the divorce and splitting the propertyI still think your best bet is to drop the price and sell it and start your life over.

It won't impact the rental side but will cause issues on the rehab progress and permit nonsense instructed by the city. 

I second what Jonathan Greene is saying here—turnkey is probably best bet given your constraints.