Why not give the property to the one person best able to handle it, and then other assets to other folks to equalize as desired, or alternatively simply sell the property at death where there will be no gain and split the proceeds.

If the tenant brings it up your explanation is that this person has been paying partial rent late and you were simply trying to remove them from your rental.

If you have trouble finding the table simply call the zoning office and ask them to send you one.

After the responses and several messages with some other amazing BiggerPockets members, I am probably going to invest in Indy, simply by virtue of the friendliness of other Indy investors and real estate professionals.

A foot tall grass simply means your tenant has not mowed yet this year.

Or is it simply just asking for the payoff amount and cutting them a check for the refinance given the property appraises? 

Honestly, simply the fact that you submitted plans may have thrown them off. 

When the market turns, we'll simply stroke a check off our line and purchase in cash.

Passive, simply earning a return on investment. 

Better yet, if your garage door has windows, simply frame around that and save serious cash on window installation.