Finding ways to keep your contractors motivated, especially in times like these is going to play a big part in your ability to keep construction moving along. 

Please continue to advise us of maintenance issues, but understand the limits on our ability to respond. 4.

@Lee Ancona I don't know anything about the TSP, but you could roll the Roth to a SDIRA account (I use Quest Trust Company, because of their ability to fund deals quickly and the education and support they provide.

(the downstairs apartment gets a bill every month for the cooking & hot water) As far as the furnace itself, the previous owner had it installed in 2013. 

It depends on your ability to convert Zillow leads to sales.

Aside from providing the basics (ie. listing tool to get the property published to 10+ major sites, scheduling tool to schedule viewings, tenant screening with comprehensive applications -- pulled reports from TransUnion, which include nationwide criminal background checks + credit checks + eviction history, digital lease creation tool, rent collection tool, and maintenance tracking tool), some services also offer your tenants additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end when getting them to transition over (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure they pay that rent on time).

It does not release them from the obligation, but it also removes your ability to enforce it.

Here in Mass we have a bill coming forth that has folks freaking out a bit: MA BillIt forbids evictions and foreclosures essentially. 

@Kyle Perry Things are changing daily with the ability to cash out refinance space.

And the greatest opportunities tend to come in down markets if you have cash and/or the ability and fortitude to buy at the right price.