You might also consider having your wife contact the lender and let them know the tenants you inherited with the purchase are being difficult and you're attempting to occupy the property but it isn't going as smoothly as you'd hoped.

Would be curious to see how other's who are  far from their properties go about finding a housekeeper or two to keep things going smoothly.

Commercial is definitely something that strikes my interest once I get comfortable and have my systems running smoothly and understand the process more thoroughly.

The first 2ish years were smooth - the last year has been really tough though and we wanted to wait out the end of her lease.Thanks for your advice!

I have used Weeks before for my personal residence and I had a smooth closing with no delays.

Like others said, your vacancy rate may not be consistent, but if you hold for 5, 10, 20 years it should smooth out over time.

So far the process has progressed smoothly.

Then wait if the responses are still smooth. 

Feel free to contact me to discuss loan options and how to prepare for a smooth and successful loan closing.

In the parks where I can deal directly with the owner, business seems to go more smoothly.