.- Next is the Dead man or Geo Grid.

I think Paul is dead on point and if this is your first such development, you might look at the exit once the property is entitled and you have an LDP.  

Or, is the that side of the business dead now? 

I love the full access to the MLS and the saved commissions but overall your list is dead on.

For instance, I supply my tenants high-quality air filters for all HVAC units hoping that they will replace them monthly so that I don't have to replace those A/C units as often (and in the dead heat of August).

There is nothing more I need to talk to that person about when it comes to Investing.The above example is something that I use to demonstrate why compounded and future calculations are very important for ALL of us Investors.If we all understood the calculations, then I wouldn't continue to hear problematic postings indicating how cash flow is better than this or that when the only calculation one does is a Cash Flow NOW (meaning the calculation of a cash flow based on today's rents and expenses).Hopefully I have answered your questions and not just beating a dead turkey...

I WILL be calling the police when I do meet with her but that's only for protection because she's crazy and I'm scared she may kill me and my deal wont be so sweet if I'm dead :-/ My squatter is a professional con artist.

thank you to all for the comments. some of the answers i already knew. dealing with banks can be he rabbit hole described, yes, but it certainly sounds like the lawyers are the cause of the problem. here  in western new york, one of our lovely politicians has decided that he will start putting signs in the front yards of the " zombie" houses with the name of the bank on the sign just to embarrass them into doing something about it. a lot of good that will do. all he has done is increase the calls to the banks. it his his profession that has caused the problem with all of the red tape the banks must go thru just to foreclose on a dead beat that doesn't want to pay for the house he mortgaged. what really needs to be done by the politicians is to make things easier for the banks to take back what rightfully belongs to them instead of having to go thru hell to cater to someone who doesn't have the responsibility of a grapefruit. i just really hate to see these houses sit for years and years empty and fall a apart. by the time we investors actually get a chance to buy them and rehab them, the amount that the bank is able to get out of the poor rundown place is pennies on the dollar. thanks again to all the answers

That means they hold twice the amount in a dead asset. 

For this reason I have a aversion to dead equity.