And of course they are just upset- a civil suit would cost them so much more- but maybe you could pay them to leave and get someone into the newly outfitted unit and avoid the headache.

One, the mom and pop investor will waive their white flag and sell to a larger outfit. 

That said, unless there's collusion between him and the plumbing outfit, roots in the line are pretty easy to prove with a camera.

Remember you have to update and outfit each place with everything a guest will need, which is quite a lot.

Maybe this outfit is the path to great returns.

Outfit the space as turnkey for an appropriate business (smoothie shop, dry cleaning substation, etc.) and sell the “business” with a small down payment, receiving a monthly payment for the business payoff + rent/3.

Things like: you need to provide a toaster (my family doesn't really eat toast) so we didn't think of it when outfitting kitchen.From there: market, market, market your property.  

You can charge a hefty premium because with the shop fully equipped the operator saves the cost of outfitting the shop and the time and effort required.

Find the best outfitted properties and compare them against the less amenity rich. 

PHEW.. bad out fit that NW RE for allowing a client to suffer like this.