This will show you that people have options to go out and pick another house over your place. 

Don't forget to annually mark time for vacation or family time.You might consider hiring a teenager part time if there's something that is time consuming (for me, putting out 20 open house signs then picking them up).Best to you!

Leverage Local ResourcesEconomic Development Grants: Check with your city or county for grants or incentives aimed at affordable housing or community improvement projects.Local Banks or Credit Unions: They may be more flexible than larger financial institutions, especially if your project aligns with community needs.Partnership with Nonprofits: Collaborate with organizations interested in affordable housing or sustainable living.4.

If he's going by on Tuesday with a dumpster, I'd meet him at the house and as soon as he's done, change the locks. 

Quote from @Rou Odab: Hello everyone,We bought this house, and we're living in it and renovating it.

It ended up being the main water line to the house that was old/rusted/damaged.

So back to being a real estate investor: the only way to be one is to buy a property and create value out of it, whether through finding a below market value house and selling for a profit, or renting and creating cash flow.  

When it was time for inspections, they told me, I can’t do that and the area is not deemed for multi family- which is a lie because both houses on either side of mine were duplex.

If I put all of my eggs in one basket (Florida in this case), paid off property and a hurricane blows everything away, FEMA is nowhere to be found and the insurance companies take years to pay what little claims they actually do pay, I suffer through it in a blown out house.

In some of those areas there are those row houses, built on lots that are 3000 s.f. sometimes.