So my best advice would be to not make a clear cut decision yet, but keep your eyes open for an opportunity that gets you there.

Push forward with your eviction and cut your losses. 

A Cut Above lawn and landscape out of Andover is run by my partner Andrew.

This will cut down significantly on the issues you may have down the road with communication, paying rent on time, caring for property, etc. 

This is really what it should be as unsafe units should have to address the safety issues before they can be rented.  

When I'm investing in trust deeds - my primary concern is the safety of the principal.

I had a whole Analysis typed out but my wifi cut out so I've retyped a summed up version.

Same as you wouldn't only invest in one stock (or the stock market), diversifying allows you a bit of a safety net in case one goes down.With real estate a lot of people focus on cash flow, but remember tenants are paying down your mortgage for you and helping you build equity and over time (eg 5-10 years) your house will also appreciate in value.

We built it out of necessity and started same way as everyone, cut our teeth on bad decisions.

The jury is out on summer, but we are already cutting rates significantly to get bookings for our properties.We are currently trending toward 2019-ish rents for most of our properties.