If you tend to slip on due dates, try auto pay or set reminders for yourself.Diversify your profile!

As in either improve the note in a way that the borrower pays a lump sum up front that covers most of my original investment or if that doesn't work with the borrowers situation, just sell it for a higher value once it is reperforming. 

We are also trying to get one of the vacant apartments rented in order to improve the income produced as there are a lot of repairs to be made. 

You may look around BP, search members and businesses for Columbus-area agents and review their profiles to get a sense of their activity and experience. 

I am always trying to improve my business.

Seems to me if they want to make major capital improvements, they should buy rather than rent.

How much did they pay for improvements during the time they owned the property. 

Due to the risk of the deal falling through--it has happened to me at the closing table--I wouldn't ever do any major improvements. 

If you are interested in investing in properties with higher cash flow yields you could look into investing in another market area that has a different profile. 

@Wave TaylorI purchased a turnkey 3 family home 10+ years back in a C+ area and even though most of the improvements had been done, there were still a few capital expenditures that had to be handled within the first 7 years.