Even in an area like Lynn (North Shore) the margin between gross monthly income and all expenses based on an $800k property would net us approx $-2500/mo.

This would provide a long-term assistance remedy for you as well.In the meantime, contact 211 United Way of Georgia to find mortgage assistance or utility assistance, for temporary help.

I am thinknig of installing a smart door knob and lock so I or the tenant can program temporary codes to allow access when someone needs to show up to fix something. 

Also, the military does have "per diem" housing pay for their personnel when they send them on temporary assignments.

Anyways- if it were you, would you go ahead and redo the kitchen with new cabinets/granite, and put in new windows - or would you leave them as is - and spruce up the kitchen with a coat of paint to the cabinets as a temporary update , and just wait 5-10 years when it's time to sell to do those type of upgrades/rehab (New windows and New kitchen).

I'm looking for some guidance on how to go about doing this since my contractor quoted that the job would take 1-2 weeks and during that time there would be no access to the unit because there isn't enough room to put a temporary stairway in while they are building.

Hopefully it's temporary but the return rate is now below 2%.

If we put up a temporary wall during construction, the city inspector will question why there is a wall there; unless I can make the claim that it's currently being used by a tenant?

Yes bridge/hard money is the umbrella term meaning temporary short term financing .

That one temporary hit went away, the hits that haven't changed in years... continue unchanged.