I would want to stay away from cities that meet that kind of description and invest somewhere else.

Howdy @Bill ParkerThe whole purpose of establishing investment goals and criteria are to help you stay focused and not go down a path that you may regret later.  

Have the tenant pay for it , if they want to stay. 

After I find “tenant/buyer” for “seller/me” for the “home owner”, I want to leave the deal because of no equity, or I just don’t want to stay in the deal.

I hope for you that it's not the former :-)Make sure to stay in touch with the PM and make sure the seller doesn't tell them not to spend the money to turn over the unit.Looking on the full half of the glass, these are 4 units you can push the rents on day one instead of waiting for a lease to renew with one of the tenants in the building.

You may want to stay at the lower elevations (such as the Grand Junction - Montrose corridor) due to average temps and growing seasons.

If relations between the countries get worse, more investors may choose to stay away from investing in the US.What happened during the last recession in 2008?

The loan technically goes into default if the 5 months are up and you haven't sold the the house, at that point you have a couple options;  you can give up and give the house back, you can make the extension payments which are HUGE and a big incentive to stay on track and get the property completed on time or you can get busy selling the house.

Gonna stay tuned in as well, thanks for sharing this.

That could be a great way to stay engaged with local investors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsYou can also search for other investors in your area and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersBest of luck to you and look forward to following your journey!