Let him/her know that you are serious and will hang in there as long as the process takes.

We can hang out there if they will let us or go get a beer somewhere nearby

On a lot that is going to require retaining walls, hang out over a ledge, caissons, or ?

IF they will let us use the space anyway, we can hang out there, or head off for a beer somewhere nearby.

They added hanging lights in the kitchen, but have not replaced the broken lightbox plastic.My problem is that some of the upgrades are not absolutely perfect; the side of the added counter top is bare naked showing the cheap manufactured wood; the backsplash they installed above the added counter space goes halfway through a doorway molding; and I haven’t yet seen the bathroom cabinets that they painted.I think I need to stop them from doing any more work, because if they ever leave, I’ll have the expense of correcting the things they did a little haphazardly.Rent does not cover anything but mortgage, interest & taxes.

The weather head is bent over at a 45 degree angle with cut wires hanging out of it.

If you're just trying to provide her a place to live, buy a place, fix it and just rent it to her at about market rents.You've not given any details about the house in WA, but I question the decision to hang on to that.

Definitely jump in here and start building connections, asking questions, sending colleague requests, and just hanging out.

1) they would have to be released from bankruptcy2) they will probably be a short sale alsoThe seller is usually less motivated since they are now living there for free, with no judgement for the house hanging over their head.

Could be some low hanging fruit.Another LHF (low hanging fruit)... saw a listing today that has days on market of 880.