Unskilled or minimally skilled labor is naturally going to be the "easiest".

You are correct, we all have emotions to some extent, but others do not bring it into business because they have a higher emotional intelligence that they have worked on or it comes naturally.

You can will your cousins portion to him, and then he will get whatever its worth after the lien is paid off, followed by your natural heir. 

I keep hearing having a postcard campaign and things of that nature my question is how to you guys find out who to send these postcards to basically were do I start if I want to start sending yellow letters

There's a lot of steps in the process.If D4D is too much work for you, you may want to re-evaluate whether you're firmly committed to becoming a real estate investor and have adequate resources in order to do so.Best of luck.

Spacious open concept floor plan with large airy windows connected to skylights allowing in tons of natural light.

I think two or three more doors on 15 year terms will be an adequate amount of income when paired with the pension as I head into my 60’s.

Allegedly there were, and/or are, less than adequate means of egress as well, including boarded up emergency exits.  

Though if I ever did walk away, they'd be making so much more money due to the nature of STR ROIs haha.

Gallons of Natures Miracle pet odor cleaner (you can get it at pet stores) do a couple round of that.