The market for FHA priced homes is white hot ($600K ish in Nor Cal) and the market above that is fairly soft until you hit the luxury market.   

Not suggesting this from a “soft stance” point of view—but these professionals are probably more used to dealing with this kind of dysfunction and might have more tools up to and including the possibility of involuntary commitment

Being too soft-hearted with tenants usually doesn't work out well. 

We were still fairly inexperienced at that point, and when the tenant moved out, the rental market was a bit soft and we would have had to lower the rent.

The small multifamily market is the only segment of residential in San Antonio that seems to be showing a tiny bit of softness so far.

The total project cost would include the cost of the land, the hard costs for the horizontal improvements, the soft costs (including an interest reserve and sales commissions) and a contingency reserve.

I took on a building that was owned by a disabled vet who was soft on one of the tenants who was also  a disabled Vet.  

s advise back then).Impact driver.Drill.1 Hammer (there are instances where i wish i had smaller / bigger hammer, but come on.... one does the trick).Measuring tape.Crow bar.A few putty knives.Lots of gardening tools (2 rakes - hard and soft, hoe, loppers, 2 shovels etc)A good level tool.Lots of razors (man, razors have many more applications than just shaving my dumb face haha)Here is the way i looked at it:I am not in a business of working on other people's properties, so i wont need everything under the sun (or home depot's roof).

Maybe I'm too soft to make it as a landlord.  

Which is are soft psychological type traits which dont naturally come out in the application process unless I have a facebook account or something to eyeball.