There were Lysol wipes for my hands before I entered my thumb print on the notary book.With my package of mortgage docs, I had to walk past the first UPS store that was closest to my home because the line was a street block long and the 2nd UPS store had 3 people in front of me.Rental property number 2 has closed today, the downpayment is wired, and it is now time to get my first major rehab project moving forward in Ohio w/ contractors scheduled to work on fixer upper property to make this rent ready for new tenants.

What is bothering is the communication block that the tenants are trying to put and putting us in risk to go talk to them and expecting us to be considerate in return.

It was a land locked parcel and we were confident about our purchase price and being protected should we hit a road block.

It was a land locked parcel and we were confident about our purchase price and being protected should we hit a road block.

It makes a difference, are you $1,000/Month negative cashflow in lakeside or a few block from the beach in PB?

Meanwhile, I see how many cars are up in cinder blocks in the yard, and peek over their shoulder into the house.  

I also know each block down to almost individual houses so makes deal analysis fast as well.

I'm assuming so.Can't you excavate around the exterior of the basement wall (even by hand, if you want to DYI) and install an impermeable barrier against the block and/or a french drain to divert the water around the of upslope side the basement to the down slope?

This almost never will make sense based on zoning, permit, block makeup, and construction availability.

Even in the most depressed cities, there are areas (neighborhoods, blocks) where people want to live and will pay you well for the privilege.