You mean you want someo to give you the money needed for a purchase and you'll handle the rest?

Where in a standard market rate rental a stain like that could be handled when you get around to it and the rent would still be due.

From all parties it was not handled right.

I'll happily pay the commission and his GC fees, and we'll hopefully do this a few dozen times over the coming years.My general question is: how are other people handling this awkwardness?

If you ever decide you want a more passive approach, there are turnkey companies out there that handle everything for you.

If that's not an option, I would recommend he look into his state and local municipalities' rules on how to handle abandoned vehicles.

The PMS around here are pretty terrible, I've worked with a lot of the larger ones in Cleveland and I think they just take on more properties than they can effectively handle and don't hire enough additional employees to make it work. 

If you switched to {accelerated} bi-weekly, the difference is much greater ... and no need to figure out how to make your spreadsheet handle the bi-weekly payments, the ones I uploaded last year already do that ;-)

Self managers can reduce their PM costs significantly. - Furnishings and Design: Active vacation rentals are usually sold furnished, vacant homes are not.

This gives you a foundation for making a fair offer.Secure Financing: Be prepared to show you’re a serious buyer with funding lined up, whether through cash, traditional financing, or a creative option like seller financing.Have a Strategy for Repairs or Development: If the property is distressed, outline how you’ll handle improvements to bring it back to productive use.