The lot is overgrown at the moment so clean it up and then start with two buildings on one end (30'x300') and covered parking on the other side.

If they won't clean it up, talk to the City and see if they have any tools that may help.

The home was a big interior and exterior clean up with minor construction.

Now that I'm a more experienced designer in real estate, I would love to customize my kitchen more with different materials, unique tile, and more unique pulls/knobs but having a large, clean kitchen was extremely appealing to me as a first-time buyer 4 years ago.

Hey @Dan Fritschen, To keep things above board and clean, id recommend forming a legal partnership or forming an LLC with ownership over said LLC clearly spelled out and open a bank account for it.

If they got out five years ago and have a clean record since, then I would consider them.

She can't afford rent, so you get her moved out by the end of the month, then apply her deposit to the unpaid rent, cleaning, and repairs.I may even incentivize her to leave quickly by offering to forgive the unpaid portion of rent if she gets out by the end of the month, but it really depends on a number of factors and I'm not going to ask for details.For future reference, best practice is to have set standards and adhere to them every time.

have successfully purchased rentals here that are clean BRRRRs and hit the 1% rule.

I've heard of mentees who started cleaning up construction areas on a flip at the end of each work day or picking up supplies at Home Depot and delivering them to the job site.

Would love to hear who you like for cleaning too?