The laws are kind of confusing to navigate and they're different if there's been a lead inspection on the property in the past or if there never has been one.

Just because something can be done, has worked in the past, or makes sense on paper, doesn't mean its the best way.

The pastor knows me as I used to rebuild and donate window box A/C units to the church.  

I also have a small cybersecurity firm of my own, and I am working on a Mdiv for Pastoral Counseling.

Since you are too, consider what Paul wrote to the young pastor Timothy in 1 TIM 5:18:  For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”It sounds like you're up against someone who believes that capitalism and profit are evil things. 

Stop getting involved in your tenants' personal lives and teen-angst, stop asking about failed suicide attempts past or present -- they're not your friends, this is none of your business.

I once heard a pastor preach about the fact that the scarecrow is placed where the harvest is located, and only the old or more experienced crows know that they are to look for the scarecrow and head TOWARDS it and not away from it to get their dinner.A lot of very successful people use their fear as a fuel (the same way they use a refusal, a rejection or a failure like a vitamin).

The second story of any building would have pastoral views for several miles.Based on preliminary discussions with a building company, the cost difference of 1 vs 2-story per sqft appears negligible.

Know this: that person is worth their weight in gold, and can be the primary person that you run things past or ask questions as you move through your day.

@Mike Pastor I like the areas that are stable and with a decent to good school district.