Out of my $60k gross income, I had to pay for a landscaper, utilities, soap, shampoo, propane for the grill, repairs, not to mention furnishing an entire home.  

I'm not sure if I should keep my powder dry and keep looking or take the plunge. 

@Mindy Jensen  thinks I might have an idea.IF THIS IS AS bad as it smells WHATS worse is you only owned the building 2 months.. so your damages are pretty minimal.. the previous owner had larger percentage of loss,, 2 months of dog crap isn't enough for you to show  permanent damage but 12 month is  I'd for sure charge for power washing, use a deck cleaner..sand with a pole sander once dried and put down a good sealer.. is the deck cedar or green treated,, you'll have better luck with cedar.. if it's green treated,, I'd consider painting the deck floor after power washing and let dry completely and seal with kilz first and then paint..

When the interest reserve account runs dry someone doesn't get paid.  

HUD foreclosed homes inventory is a bit dry now, but that can be a great option for a newbie if you can find a great deal on one because they will often open up bidding initially for owner occupied buyers only, and make the investors wait out that initial restricted period before putting their offers in.

He tried to sue them for money but they were dry by the time it was his turn.He is much better but he is 80 and still has to work...

They started another podcast to talk about their airbnb rentals called "Shampoo and Booze" named after the two most common items airbnb guests leave behind .They talk about how the find items cheap for their rentals off Craigslist , estate sales etc .They are also really frugal in general .

Liquor stores, mini marts, dry cleaners fail a lot less than some other businesses.

:)also - curious if anybody can recommend a good roofer and dry rot/termite contractor? 

It's a sad story, but it has to end so a new chapter can start.With the emergency management, the unions can stamp around all they want, the well has run dry, and yelling at it won't make it wet again.