The short answer is I would sell your house and move into something much less expensive and start cutting out all your other debts and expenses.

Yes its definitely a mess and also a safety hazard.

I like safety nets when starting out.

What luxury spending could they cut to ensure rent on time.

There are those that just can't quite make it on there own, not quite stable enough to cut it in this society so they end up in doorways.

That idea was put into question when a slum developer clear cut and developed a high density neighborhood all the way along one of our property lines. 

You can cut costs and have multiple entities with QB desktop, but the downside is that many CPA firms (ours included) prefer clients with QB Online or another cloud based software.

I have used property managers in other areas, but they handled everything as well as their 10% monthly cut.

It is the equivalent of your neighbor paying somebody $40 to mow his lawn vs you cutting the grass yourself and claiming that you made $38 more than your neighbor because it only cost you $2 of gas.

A credibility packet ain't gonna cut it here.