There is no shortage of people who will help you, but they aren't looking for you, you need to look for them. networking is NOT a natural talent, it's a skill like any other that you get better at with practice. 

Right now I'm in Eureka , CA though with spectacular weather so I'll plant something a bit more exotic in my current job :D Rhododendrons grow naturally here with no watering! 

Another small huddle that I’m mentally having a hard time getting over is the year it was built(1820s) and the fact that it is oil.

One of my biggest challenges is overcoming my naturally pessimistic nature. 

Bathroom lacks any storage)- Open up kitchen to living room via wall removal, creating breakfast island w/ more storage (unit is approx 650sq.ft. and kitchen has very little natural light)

Like a oil town or Detroit with the automakers

Granted, it is above the fence and not in the middle of the yard, but my biggest concern is downed power lines after a storm or something of that nature. 

However if he is mismanaging his properties to where they are unsecured and/or nuisance properties, he may be what some call a slumlord, which is the natural enemy of code enforcement (and the neighbors) 

As opposed to naturally occurring affordable housing or workforce housing, targeted affordable housing means the property has rent or income restrictions in place to maintain affordability for an extended period.Through the TAH Express program, borrowers benefit from a condensed prescreening process, simplified nonnegotiable legal documents and a standardized underwriting process, resulting in lower transaction costs.

If the repairs are structural in nature I would need to get a 203 loan.