You can cut that stuff with a hacksaw at an angle, but I've had much better luck doing it with some precision with again, a bimetal blade on an oscillating tool.

Granted the events were out of my control, and I could not change the actions of other people, but nevertheless one thing after another financially ruined me. 

@Jason Vandermark actually expenses seem kinda high for storage, assuming it's non-climate controlled.

As the investor/middleman in a sandwich lease your goal is to control the property with minimal cash out-of-pocket. 

I ran a check on one of my prospects for the office space and the service returned as 'Decline' because of a criminal record on file that happened 22 years ago for possession of a control substance.What would you do in this case, for a residential customer I would have simply declined , but for a office space , with small enough rent, should I take a risk of rent it to him?

In my apartments one apartment could not even control the heat. 

Greater than 4 housing units in a building classes it as commercial.Building codes are usually controlled at a county level and vary across our country.

In effect, anyone who owns a home or wishes to own a home has control over you and your ability to invest.Hence my comment about self-imposed rules. 

I prefer to stay in control, and if a judge thinks I've overstepped my boundaries we can discuss it then.  

Trust provides more control and flexibility in planning.