Therefore, I'd get 1/4 inch lag bolts and drive them through the plywood right into the door frame to secure the property while you find a contractor.Since I have no idea about your area, I'd start at Home Depot/Lowe's.

Hmmmm, maybe our expectations are TOO low. 

The situation he is in is a mess where he does not want to sell because he keep getting low ball offers and he'll lose money selling with an investor he told me.

However, allocating 80% of a building to low/mixed-income housing is a bit aggressive given the neighborhood character and the potential effects of that understandably violate the basis for why so many people move into Jefferson Park.

Also, my dad does contractor sales at Lowes so I'm running everything by him on materials side to see if what I'm being quoted sounds reasonable. 

I just believe the 200k cash offer is waaaay to low.

@Derrick BurtleUS bank does loans as low as 35k

No we did not come to any terms, the seller's equity in the property was very low which took owner finance off the table.

I'll warn you, mine are low.

In my mind, a house hack should create a very low ($500 or less) monthly housing expense or eliminate your housing costs all together.