@Nick McCandless, Fundrise is a great alternative if you are not an accredited investor and want the most passive investment available.

Alternatively, you can work directly with a Hard Money Lender to pick and choose individual note(s) to fund.

Property used primarily for personal use, like a primary residence or a second home or vacation home, does not qualify for like-kind exchange treatment."

Alternatively, if you are betting the property will appreciate and you can sell down the road and collect tax free gains, you may not care about the monthly cash flow.I don’t like relying on things outside of my control to determine if an investment is successful.

I feel that we are doing an injustice to the owners we manage for if we don't because the alternative is to continue the path we are on and no one is winning except the plumbing houses. 

Landlords must now reconsider their use of such neutral policies and, instead, utilize alternative policies and practices that are difficult to correctly implement.Am I high or are they telling landlords that they need to utilize policies that are difficult to actually put in place? 

I’m an investor in the merrimack valley and i’m hoping to help people that want to sell their home through cash deals or an alternative to listing.

Treat them like any other tenant, no special treatments or exceptions.

I'm going to go do my baking soda/vinegar/boiling water treatment but if that doesn't work is it fair to say I'm calling a plumber and she's responsible for the cost?

They may set traps in the other two units while they begin treatment in the known effected unit.