It’s a dangerous and highly abandoned part of town.

Consider starting a "Sunday drive" family ritual... with the dual purpose of looking for abandoned houses while you're out.If you decide to take that approach you should probably read the Bigger Pockets Driving for Dollars Bible.

There is a need for sober living houses and i live in a landlord market but there are so many abandoned houses here and im a recovering addict with a substantial amount of clean time.

We recently considered doing the same thing in our San Antonio market, but our research prior to making the jump led us to abandon the idea.

Also you can drive/walk around your area and look for 4 unit homes that look abandon and reach out to the owners.

That's just so I can make sure I don't get a tenant saying they told me of a repair verbally that they never told me about.)Who changes light bulbs, air filters, smoke detectors What happens if you put the place on the market-- how you give them notice to showClauses allowing you to enter to show or repair propertyClauses disallowing permanent modifications to propertyAlterations and improvementsNo wall paintingNo cabinet, house, crown molding, floor painting or modificationsNo remodeling or repairs by tenantCleanliness, kept in good orderTrash removal, city trash pickup rulesSnow removal and pest control-- who does it, who pays for itNo exterior projects on property, no satellite receiversNo exterior advertisements, signs, or projections (area rule)No outdoor storage sheds, interior furniture, debris, junkDelivery of premises, condition of premisesSecurity-- strictly responsibility of tenantCasualtyIndemnificationLiability for Loss and Damage-- damage or loss to person Abandonment with unpaid rentNo changing of locksRecreational facilities-- at own riskParking-- at own riskTenant Insurance-- strongly recommended at own costNo excessive guests or noise that disturbs quiet enjoyment of neighboring properties.

Venting is always good, and I have been venting my frustrations with my wife since my tenant abandoned my property.

Repeated failure, brutal humiliation, having your dreams shattered, your finances destroyed, feeling the contempt and ridicule of your acquaintances, the disgust and shame of your family, the abandonment of your fair-weather friends.There's no one more dangerous than the person who has nothing to lose.

Sometimes they just plain abandon the property after exhausting every possible illegal tactic to make money out of it.4.

The building has been dilapidated/abandoned since around 2001 or so.