Been there done that.Our town decided that all multi's required a fire safety audit & the Fire Sprinkler System we were required to instal eliminated the need for many expensive tedious upgrades to 'suppress' a raging fire.

Told him to leave ill do it myself.)Bad sill plate on rear corner (contractor)Replace front porch postsBuild backporch stepsDemo barnInstalling concrete footers under home, laying block and shimming to your jacked levelSetting house back down on blocks and reattaching to foundationRemove floor and portions of subfloor in kitchen & back porch and replacement Window repairTemporary power pole (electrician)Electrical service upgrade, outlet replacement and GFCI Install (mix of Electrician and us)Label panels (electrician)All exposed wiring must be protected (basically just replaced all of it)Replace missing light fixtures (new fans throughout)Build wall in living room to convert to 3rdbedroomRe plumb house and pressure test plumbing (plumber)Install smoke detectors hardwired to meet code (electrician)Water Heater electrical line, and core discharge for water heater under house (plumber)Tear out Old ac unit under houseWindow screensWindow locksBackflow prevention valve (plumber)Fart fan ventilation for bathroomApproved Address Number DisplayedFlaking paint abatement interiorClothes Dryer exhaustPaint Untreated woodRemove all debris, Remove old tiresRemove chain link fenceTreat house for black antsPoly floorsMud and paint wallsAppliancesDoors/locks.Roof patch, remove 12x24 section, cut out rot, sister in new beams, put new plywood & shinglesPiles and piles of new electrical wiring (electrician/us)Sand all walls and spray texture ceiling and walls with joint compoundPaint whole house inside and outNew trim everywhere.Sand the every living hell out of the floors (100 hours of labor + help)Gutters and french drainNew mailboxA/c Unit.

As ****** as it was to discover this 12 hours before I was supposed to board a plane I successfully used my big boy auger to cut and pull the roots.

The only exception would be if you found a tenant sooner, then you are legally required to cut the former tenant loose at that point.

There doesn't appear to be a path to provide enough value to get a cut of the deal, although you may be able to bird-dog for someone.

After you can push them all you can cut expenses (Separate utility lines and charge to the tenant?)

Safety should be your first choice.

It will look like you're trying to cut corners. 

hard to get cashflow - can manage locally TX - cashflow but would need prop management company involved, so cut in cashflow What would you do , for long term investment at this time ?

No problem if your intent is mostly personal use, but if your intent is generate losses or write off expenses, this can definably cut into that.