I reached out to her to ask her how I can help her move on (aka pay her off so I can save myself from going through the eviction process)!

You've found the best place there is to pick the brains of some of the most savvy real estate investors on the planet!

I'm a single mom, with an average-moderate income, and not much savings besides retirement.

I have done jobs much worse and more dangerous to save less than $1000.If I was in your area Tom I would gladly do the clean up for you for a grand.

MS don't fool around.. they picked him up on Friday night ( you know on purpose) so he had to sit in the cooler until Monday when the judge got in to set bail.But every state is different on how they handle this stuff.in the list I gave you I have funded wholesalers and flippers in all those cities Save NY ... every other one I have funded in... along with half a dozen more cities not mentioned that are too tough to wholesale in in the first place like CA..wholesaling is a very very tough gig.. and not a starter strategy.. the guys I know that are successful have big business's with huge budgets to make this work.. its not a hey I have no money I am going to wholesale and get money to buy and hold.. can that work . sure a blind squirrel finds an acorn.. but to really make any money at it .. its a full blown business.. with all the things you need in a mature business enterprise.. staff  capital... experience and UBER sales skills.

Using only paint may seem like the cheap solution, but the slip hazard isn't worth saving a few bucks.

Definitely have written agreements and a phone call to a lawyer and/or accountant can save you headaches down the road.

If the option is available, would you simply recommend purchasing such a property with cash to save on the hassle?

Find someone with more experience to teach you, this will avoid headaches and will save you a lot of money.

My budget is low....but not sure what worse, waiting ti soknehow try to save more money or a slow start.I am also considering trying to find s partner orprivate lender.