Working night and day on the solution, driving off the sharks that wanted his families home.

I would only add that a 1 to 10 solution of bleach and water will suffice.

For example, let "them" buy out of the existing lease and then let her sign a replacement lease.Or ask for additional deposit monies since your risk is higher with only one income to pay the rent.Obviously, you must obey all local laws but something like this might be allowed in your area and might be the best solution to everyone involved.

These solutions would have to pay off within 2-years (the typical holding period of the buildings in the portfolio) so something like installing solar panels wouldn't fit the bill.

Buying a loser is never the solution.

This might not be the right solution for all readers:)

Its just hard for me to rationalize letting a deal pass after putting time and energy into it without making anything on it so it would be helpful to see your solution

or other modern upgrades, yard space, basement, etc.

Originally posted by Steve Babiak:Reminds me a bit of this thread: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/69/topics/44807-i-need-help-badly @Steve So what, i need solutions not more sand bags of bs.

There are some highfalutin academics that dislike IRR because it yields more than one solution in certain cases (like more than one negative cash flow) and there are some other small problems with it.