Regardless, @William Godbe, the key take away here is to talk to the right subject matter expert who can tailor a solution to your particular situation.

I will do my part to deliver the task at hand an seek an find new opportunity.

Even if the owner is willing to leave a key, what about liability issues for existing damages that could get blamed on you?

Then paying half upon completion of the work.At the very end I have this:1.If you do not wish to comply with these remedies, you may leave the property within 30 days of the posting of this noticea.You will forfeit your security depositb.You will not be exempted from complying with the terms of the Lease agreementc.You will not be exempted for paying rent for the months that you have occupied the premises (rent will not be prorated)d.You will not be relieved of responsibility for damages to the propertye.You will not be evicted and thus will not have an eviction on your credit history if you remove all of your property from the premises within 30 days, return all keys to Landlord, leave the property as you found it (including but not limited to clean and free of debris) and do not cause any further damagesEviction is costly for myself as well as for you.

Discipline is key if your using this method. 

The other thing is that there can be an opportunity to influence their decision or ability to bend on their criteria a bit if your finances are close, but not quite there, but you can convince them that you can deliver. 

Hopefully, you already asked to see the following items:- lease agreements (look for: special maintenance clauses and what items the tenant is responsible for repairing if any, late fee dues and dates, security and extra deposits, what the owner pays vs what the tenant pays for utilities, landscaping, pest control, etc)- payment ledger- notices given (if any)- copies of annual inspection reports- Estoppel Certificates (show rent, amount of security deposit) if you do not have an agreementYou will need the current property management company to also provide you with current tenant contact information, keys to the unit, and any paperwork listed above.

I've learned since (the hard way) that legit lead services charge per lead, when they are delivered. 

The reason I ask is, what if you started non-renewing the Sec 8....granted you lose that "guaranteed rent" (heh, ask me about THAT sometime), but if you can get it up to market rent gradually while reducing expenses, this deal may still work.3) Cash flow & NOI are key components that determine the market value of multi-unit/commercial property. 

In my past life in the guru business (as you well know) I found they rarely delivered anything close to what they implied or even promised.