Example setup:Person A is time & energy partner - no capital contributed, will be finding the deal and managing the property.

You will spend your ownership of its faults paying with your money, peace of mind and energy.

Talking with multiple investors and realtors in the target markets then crunching the numbers on the markets that work for your goals, time, energy and capital will guide you to find the right property. 

Includes a detached 4-car garage, handicap accessibility, security intercoms, a new 2019 roof, energy-efficient windows, and a suppression system land to develop.

And if I was one of your clients, I would much rather you put your energy into defending me in court, then learning how to properly patch, sand, tape, and prep the walls for painting.I personally have painted a couple of my own projects, but I had the time and somewhat knowledge and experience, and also had run to the bottom of my budget at those times.A few tips/comments which may be helpful:*  As someone else previously posted - gets multiple quotes (3-5)* Ask you fellow realtor friends/associates for painter referrals* Check NextDoor.com for painter referrals* Go to the professional paint stores (Dunn-Edwards, Benjamin Moore, etc) and ask them for referrals.

I think furnishing the unit you are in (getting it all nice and tidy as well) in the mean time and then transferring over to the vacant unit once it is up is a great idea. 

In an age where any and all data is $$$, how does your company guarantee that all my work, time and energy driving around and cataloging all these distressed properties, won't be wrapped up and later sold as "Leads" to other investors or companies to sell? 

But I would recommend that you focus your attention, energy and money on getting him out of there. 

I find RE syndications to be a very good blend, between managing RE and passive REITs, they keep me locked up for 10+years minimum, so I don't (as a glorified Chimp with Wi-Fi) trade out of them at the wrong time when market gets scary, but they also generate REIT beating returns and as an LP in 35-36 deals I have no active role, so I can focus energy/time at my job, creating more investment income, and the tax benefits are beyond sexy. 

This was a handshake type deal, and the tenant was paying just a couple thousand dollars a year for 5-6 acres of land where the tens is storing 204 old wind energy blades.