She does not think her situation is conducive to keeping it as a rental since she is 86 years old and has many health issues.

I am no longer doing RE full time and have shifted my focus and I am now a health insurance advisor for individuals, families and small businesses.  

The chicken smell, make noise and and can become a health issue if not cleaned up after.

My wife is a holistic health coach, so if anyone wants to get their life together holistically speaking, we can DEFINITELY offer expertise in that matter.

Also that much water inevitably creates mold which is not only a health concern for your tenants, potentially leading to vacancy/inability to collect rent, but it also causes wood-framed construction to rot.

Once tenants got settled, they started getting severe allergies and health symptoms.

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So I've been researching about real estate investing for months now and as I'm setting out to start investing, I have came across a pretty big obstacle. I recently became self employed through my work (about 3...

Hi, my Dad is having health problems and he has a rual property in Fannin County, TX (northeast of Dallas) with 65 acres (22 field), main house (2b/2.5b), guest house (1b/1b), 5th wheel, hunting cabin, pool, hot tub, carport, chicken coop, 3 stock tanks, ag land exemption.

But it seems like a dilemma - if you let some things go to reduce your up-front costs, then when you go to sell someday, you will either have to fix them on the back side or sell to an investor "as is".Some renters would live with a small amount of water in the basement, especially in B or C class neighborhoods. 

@Will Kenner this is always the dilemma we value add investors face when we take over an occupied building.