In the meantime, focus on improving your income, spending less/saving more, improving your credit, and eliminating as much debt as possible.

If you go high end it is possible these problems are reduced but not eliminated.

House hacking is about subsidizing your housing payment and eliminating or lowering that monthly burden which is your biggest expense.

Not only to take control and eliminate the eyesore but to raise all of our property values. 

If she won't take responsibility for correction-fine: Eliminate the problem!

This could account for the reduction in property tax revenue since 2014.The franchise tax which accounted for up to 3.7 million USD in revenue since 2007 and was all but eliminated by 2016 has been made up for with a new Utility Sales Tax which is higher in revenue (4.8 million in 2016)Sales tax has also been growing since 2014 maybe giving some underlying positive indications on the economy?  

It eliminated achy shoulders, necks and hips for us.

With a bankruptcy again you will not likely lose principal but a judge could reduce or eliminate your interest.

I'm not sure I understand the need to eliminate a custodian.  

I know people want to eliminate as many costs as possible and dealing with brokers can be costly at times.