I've reached out to a couple I've found online but they were unprofessional and didn't inspire much confidence--and then they didn't have any deals.

A friend suggested the use of a vaporizer could be the culprit (one of their children is asthmatic) and a windows company who went to inspect it said they had covered the weep holes, which would definitely cause mold.

Brian,Your journey from starting small in real estate to where you are now is both impressive and inspiring.

Its time for me to get serious as I want to build a long term rental portfolio that can carry on through my golden years and for my children to one day take over. 

I just want to be able to provide a good life for my children. 

Sharing walls with a noisy family with children or college students for example is not going to invite conflict and may cost you in poor reviews or guests wanting to leave early.

Then you could list the units, accept all applications equally, and if the application that meets your criteria happens to have children you could then have it remediated.  

I'm focused on what my net worth will be in 20-30 years that will go to my children.

Maybe be inspired by them next time.As an epilogue to all this, I ended up contacting my parents and telling them that I asked strangers on the internet for advice, and it turns out I really misunderstood depreciation.

Hello,I have a property with a tenant that I inherited when I purchased the property..She is an older woman with adult children that, at one point, moved in with her without notifying me.We've got that all cleaned up, but now she is adopting a 2yo child.It's a noble act, but how does this effect me as the owner?