im fairly sure yoh can change locks on a tenant that isnt paying. thats how storage units end up auctioning off units. just be careful if thats your path as the garage is right next to your primary residence. if its not a large sun, i would change locks and tell him he can have everything back when he comes with someone to clean out the garage.

I think it was good by learning under a GC to accurately estimate and do repairs but be careful not to let that be where you're stuck. 

This could lead them to "not care" about Lease Options/ Rent-to-Own. 

Just focus on Syracuse and its suburbs and be careful with rural properties.     

So you might be notified sooner than everybody if they know what you are looking for and may not worry about being taken care of from helping you. 

I don't care very much what the market thinks a property is worth I am more concerned about what it is worth to me.  

Take care!

If your place is reasonably taken care of, it's harder to say. 

There’s not nearly enough cash flow to make this much of an investment .

There really isn't a secret to what I've done, much of it is spelling out to them why you're a great candidate (your clean, you have a steady job, you take care of the unit as if it's your own home, your a good neighbor, etc).