I am debating whether i should just fix the shower pan. or, rebuild shower as well just in case water leak is coming from shower walls. what do you think? 

. ;) THE ASK: Do you happen to know of any good portfolio, bridge, and/or DSCR lenders, private or otherwise, that may be willing to work with such a scenario?

The husband has brought about 30 used tires on site that we’ve already had to move once.

Just like regular investors, they can keep extending the term and also potentially dilute the preferred later if project does not trend well or interest rates do not come down.

KC has some interesting tenants and doing section 8 you will attract more of those

They are looking to do a 1031 some day but thinking it might not happen so quickly so they might just want to rent it back out again.

This was a great learning curve and will humbly do it all over again.

The broker may not want you to do that or may have other restrictions. 

Do we need to get workmen compensation or other liability insurance?

This firm specializes in representing landlords doing evictions in Colorado and probably does 80% of all evictions in Colorado.Sure, doing the first "year" as an 11 month lease might help address the new tenant in perpetuity but after the first 12 months they are your tenant as long as they want to stay (with the exceptions allowed by the law).