I don't mind paying for a market research subscription that's worth the cost.

We have enough capital now to purchase a property and and we are blessed to have capital left over every month as well, which we typically invest in CDs.Here are our current options: 1-Buy a turnkey place that has nothing to do with mom for cash flow of $200-300/month plus potential appreciation, overall ROI of 15-20% 2- Ask mom if she would move closer to us in San Diego, buy a small place here, have zero cashflow but at least we have another property in a great appreciating market and are no longer spending the $800 on her rent3- Buy a place for her in Orlando, same scenario as above but obviously a lesser mortgage since its FL and not CAWe found a great turnkey company we liked so if we do option one I think we will use them, but it just feels like if we do that we will still be tossing away what we currently pay on her rent. 

I just got one last month that had been on the market for awhile and after moving out it's around 13% when estimating 10% Vacancy and 10% management fee, both of which I won't be paying on for a bit. 

We believe in mentorship and have no problem paying for it if our expectations are met and the group or guru follows through with what we were promised and paid for.  

just be cautious when it comes to using these. ensure you've got a plan to pay that balance back in a relatively quick fashion as most HELOC rates can fluctuate which could make the numbers suddenly not work. i've leveraged mine in instances where i'm doing a BRRR and i want the deposit for a private money loan. i'm not using it as my downpayment and leaving it out there for a long period of time. 

I would start by getting a look at what you're working with - paying for an inspector to visit isn't a bad idea, but depending on how much hoarding was done, it may be wise to remove some of the junk items first so they can give you a more accurate report. 

Recap: Tenant didn't pay rent for a few months, and we ended up in court, agreeing to a 12 month arrears payment (per courts).Today tenant received a DCA EPP Payment for 6 months into the future (May->Oct).

Not only do you have to pay lawyers but you also have to pay an economist to write a report, pay the licensor and the list goes on.

They owe me $1300, and I feel like they are trying to get by and just leave without paying me the rent that they owe.

It seems like that they do not want to pay for the 45 dollars to go through it.