I dont understand how this even happens, does she occasionally open up her front door and and fling a diaper on the property?)

Now, if I am putting on my paranoia hat, they have the code to the door and the address.

I think it can work out best if you get your horror stories over early; some people get roses and rainbows with their first tenant, think "this is easy street", pick up a couple more properties, then get a bad run or two and lose everything.

I own a multi-use building on main street in Mount Vernon, Iowa, 2 story with retail on first floor (restaurant) and two apartments upstairs. 

For example, my mason showed up to look at a foreclosure property with foundation issues within two hours of my call.

Hello Justin, My wife and I took the plunge two years ago into house hacking and it has been great so far.

Spruce it up with landscaping, a fresh coat of paint on the front door, or improved mailbox aesthetics.

And on the other extreme, a hard money loan would be overkill, likely requiring vastly more than 25% down to boot.Between those two extremes sits bridge financing.

Now that the unit has been updated, I have two long term tenants.

I have two 3-family homes and 1 duplex, none of which trigger the commercial loan requirement.