@Pat McQuillanAs already noted by @Ashish Acharya, a single-member LLC taxed as a disregarded entity has no tax advantages, only potential legal advantages.Depending on your residence and your facts and circumstances. 

In my circumstance, would a condo buy a good buy considering I will put no money down

For my circumstance, using a VA loan, I will have to live in the house for a year before moving out.

I realized that I have neglected the most important part of real estate investing, connecting with other investors, and am here to change that!  

-Never under any circumstances should you pay a contractor up front.

You people are amazing and you are my salvation and I'm so very grateful to have landed here . . . even though I wish it had been under better circumstances.

If giving the investor equity the circumstances get much more complicated.

The tenants still have power in the unit (i.e. other appliances and outlets are all working), but I don't want to neglect this and create a situation where a fire hazard may be present.My question is: is there any type of preventative maintenance (i.e. periodically add deox/other chemicals to support conductivity) or inspections I should be doing as landlord on the panel every so often?

There are no eviction-worthy offenses (as far as I know - more on this later) and she has told me that she will never voluntarily move out under any circumstances.4) The tenant is allegedly handicapped although I am doubtful whether she has any documentation to that affect. 5) Besides the aforementioned concerns, I am also concerned about legal liability over the same concerns.

Are there additional circumstances with the property and/or borrower that that make you think the lender would accept a discounted payoff?