Assuming chairs or a coffee shop in the store read a few and then buy the ones that really seem to make sense.

The tenants bought a chair from a second hand store.  

-New chairs on the patio after guests broke thoseSo I definitely like having that.

This should give you a more in depth idea what true returns are for your property's area.Since your a Realtor you have a leg up on market rents, desired rent areas, sales prices, and average vacancy rates for the area of this property so that is great!

I would like to be able to find someone who is an owner/agent and needs some leg work done--finding the property prospects, assessing/designing/supervising the cosmetic aspects for the flip, hostessing and promoting the open houses (I make a killer brochure).

Since the odds are good that I will not be flying to Florida ( for instance) to look at a MH for sale I was thinking that I would hire a compnay to do the leg work for me.

I'm off work for a bit and don't mind doing the leg work, but I don't want to be wasting time if there is a more efficient way.  

I'm pulling your leg, you do continue making payments, the holder's death has no effect on a borrower just as Jon outlined. :)Contract for Deed or installment sales the holder pays on the interest as interest income.

I certainly wouldn't recommend you avoid it, it can be beneficial to you and I make the Section 8 tenant do all the leg work, I just show up for the inspection and thank them for pointing out anything that may need repair.

You had the leg up with the bookkeeper on board from the beginning.