Unless the landlord is really cheap and willing to sacrifice vacancy time for cheaper labor/materials cost, then a professional PM should be hiring professional crews to do the work...people where that task is their main job....not some side job that they can do when they get a chance...hell, I can do thatSo....you pay for vacancy time....or you pay for a more professional crew to do it faster...your choice.I'd be shopping for a new PM...... it may be even more important to find a new one BEFORE you go out of country since once you aren't around the current one may get even worse and then you will be trying to deal with issues or find a new one while you are gone.

call some place like Aqua Terra or safety Kleen and pay them to remove it Or siphon it into smaller containers Most auto parts stores accept used fluids in small containers  Stop in at a mechanic repair shop and ask if they can reccomend a company to remove it 

Either way, you should shop at least 3 lenders/ mortgage brokers if you want to use institutional lending.Happy Investing

Location wise, it’s one block away from the zip code zoned for the good schools, so it’s not in a dangerous and bad area and It’s very close to a popular small strip mall/shopping center and grocery stores, BUT it is zoned for the same terrible schools as the more dangerous parts of town.

New shops?

Tallahassee rental investor currently shopping for duplex to a quad.

one thing to keep in mind is that as long as existing stock is still cheaper than replacement value.. your not going to get a flooding of the market with new construction.. when I was shopping for homes last year in that area.. new construction was more than you could buy existing for.. and keep in mind not every one Is a landlord most houses go those that want to live there

Ironically we gave a peace offering to buy a bag of seed and some bags of sand for them to use and she didn't even acknowledge the offer.

Those areas are a mixed bag and some of the places pretty high crime.

I 'shop' every two years to make sure I am getting a good deal.