I'm kind of in your boat -- willing to jump in the deep end and do the work in order to earn financial freedom.

During that time they supposedly found a leak which was beyond the scope of the maintenance  and i had to pay a plumber to come in saturday morning while the guests were there. thats on top of the "deep clean" which cost $300 and was somehow done in a couple of hours. 

He is now out of the hospital and wanting to return to the property due to it being only about 3 blocks from the medical district where he has his doctors and does his breathing treatments.I can request proof of his admittance and wife's admittance if need be but I believe what he is saying is legit. 

Dig deep into the negative reviews that provide some context on actual experience.  

I know cat urine can be extremely tough to get rid of and will have to possibly sand and deep clean floors and then seal them.Main question: Is it possible to fully remove the smell of cat urine?

As I will not be living in the area it is imperative that I have a solid and active team on the ground, and I'm looking to connect with folks who have a deep understanding of the area and would like to do work together. 

Steve you probably thought of this but in your state you can be the bank without a license and with your very deep knowledge making new origination's for investors could be a very nice play that will keep you engaged somewhat mentally and returns should be 12% easily and for you extremely safe.

Before you get too deep, I'd set up a planning meeting with PandZ and get some feedback and direction. 

There are similar ones for San Fran that are even worse: ;t= California is just trailing the mid west /  rust belt/ Deep South that has already been through this the amount of vacant commerical in the mid west is just as staggering as what is happening now in CA.. and it was for the same reasons..

I believe right now is an amazing time to get into real estate as there's deep concern and even fear in the marketplace which is just when you want to come in.