You may not know you're giving hope to new investors such as myself, as soon as I tackle these student loans - I'm grabbing my first property.Thank you!

If it is already messed up its much harder to do a proper job.My take is I hate messed up junk but they own the house and not my job to tell them they cant tackle it.

Maybe we can all put our collective efforts together and tackle this as a team.

So how would I tackle this?

:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/680...Without providing a laundry list, I think the theme is to tackle the wear points and troubleshoot the individual unit.For example, start at the door (door mat to catch debris, good functioning new lock, perfect close and open, door stop) and work through each room with that level of detail ( example: Bathroom: new shower curtain, bath mat, caulk, new toilet flapper or overhaul kit inside, strong towel bars, etc.)I would focus first on the low cost items that can prevent larger problems (your doorstop type theme) and then also evaluate any larger item close to the end of its useful life, especially if showing signs of problems (be it hot water heater, worn flooring, or an appliance). 

Google and read, or even buy one of the many e books on Amazon that tackle the task.Good luck!

We're not sure of how to tackle those issues at this time.Well, I just wanted to introduce myself (as well as mention to @Joshua Dorkin that I share his enthusiasm for Star Trek...

In your case, both of your parents and you will have to sit down and discuss what level of management they will be able to tackle.

I currently do not have any RE investments but I have been saving and ready to tackle my first investment property.

If you are willing to tackle some bigger projects then I would head to 30030 (decatur as well).