We had our ash tree population decimated by the emerald ash borer beetle, which is an invasive species from China, but they are pretty hardy and survive -20F pretty well Pine beetle is working its way East from the west. 

If you're in midtown/east Memphis where it's a more expensive area that can be a little more modern/trendy I don't think a horizontal fence would be a bad idea.

I personally work with a ton of east and west coast investors, they love to buy here because of the huge growth in the last 3-5 years, with major companies like Intel, Amazon, and Google investing heavily.Turnkey properties are popular in Old North, Merion Village, Southern Orchards, Old Towne East, Driving Park, North Linden, North Hilltop, Franklinton, Reynoldsburg, and Hungarian Village.For BRRRR and Fix & Flip, consider Eastmoor, Hilltop, Whitehall, and Linden.

I see an NMLS ID, and OR lic ID on closing docs, but company is based on east coast.  

One of the key takeaways in a person's wholesaling journey is finding the right people who are serious and want to connect with you to create profitable and wholesaling success.I connected with someone on the east coast and they want me to work with them as their virtual admin finding buyers and sellers for them.

Furnished rental seems to be that middle situation that for folks like us works very nicely.. 

And out east were most investors really don't know the inner workings of how escrows close or how to prep docs its that much tougher.. 

The clear and obvious answer would be to instantly pay the back taxes and offer a small lump sum for them to move with and just lowball in whatever structure works for the both of you weather that is a better sale price or a greater monthly payment to them and just find your middle ground that works out for you both.

I have a middle aged guy with a disabled son (wheelchair) who wants to move in our unit.

If you were in the middle of a BRRRR deal during that time, refinancing likely crushed your cash flow.