Instead of your business putting all of the profits back into itself, it needs to start paying you for your time, which in turn goes into the household to take some of the weight off of her. 

THAT's what a window repairperson will replace, NOT the whole window.If someone scratched my car, I would take it to my friend who runs an auto body shop and get the repair done for minimal cost, probably free. 

% of body fat? 

So like all these markets  LOCATION is paramount you simply cant buy based on return numbers or price points.. the take away here is buy the best you can not the houses that look best on paper.. a 5 or 6% return that you actually get on these rentals over time without major issues with tenants needs to be weighted with the " My Criteria says I need to make 9 to 12% return) which turns out many times like what your describing above basically no return or negative returns with little hope to right the ship for many years to come. 

Large format tile is around $2-3/sq foot in my area, make sure you get the LFT mortar if doing the walls, and do your installer a favor and get the lightest weight tile you can- 6x24 planks may be better than 12x24 for installation.

A good mentor is worth their weight in gold. 

I think they should weight out both options. 

How you weight those factors will likely yield your choice.

Also, Big Bear City and Big Bear Lake are handled by different governing bodies so keep this in mind as well.

But . . . during wartime the stops come out for a season and the mission dictates all else.The lesson here that I want to share is this:  know yourself and your body and don't rest as an obligatory "gotta do this or I'll collapse or have a mental breakdown" kind of thing, but rather do it from the perspective that you will perform better (in every way) when you are well rested, centered, and healthy.As for the duties and tasks involved with real estate investing - ALL of them can be hired out.