This one requires some homework up front.

In the last 4 years, the thing we spent the most money on by far was adopting three kids with special needs. 

As for why this other potential tenant is willing to offer me more $$, I suppose I could be slightly under market on price, but do feel like I've done decent homework to price the property correctly.

We have 6 kids and the baby is the only one with elevated lead levels, although it is still considered in the "safe" range.

I was the only bread winner and had my wife and two small kids to support.

If you weren't a Lego kid, you're basically SOL.

However, this person died in December 2015, and her 3 kids are now handling the estate. 

Only checked the place on weekends but I always thought about hiring some high school kid and make him take pictures for me.

, and my goal is to expand my investing to that market, as well as the Lake of the Ozarks, where I spent time each summer as a kid.

My FIL and I were a bit perplexed, but in the end it made financial sense for us (even paying the capital gains taxes we projected to make about $20k, plus we have 3 kids which helps to offset taxes), so we pivoted our strategy to align with this new direction.