My career in home improvement and repair began in 1973 while working for a home improvement company as a door to door canvasser, then I enrolled thru the UAW connected Trade Union Leadership Conferences into building trades training at Cass Tech, learning house wiring and framing.

You will find a wealth of information here.I recommend doing the following things.Complete your profile with a background about yourself and your real estate goals.

Check out my profile or in the Community tab, then under networking events, Real Estate Group of San Antonio.

Feel free to PM me or grab my contact info off my profile.

This is the am best profile but they dont have a financial ratinghttp://www3.ambest.com/ratings/entities/SearchResu...They don't have a rating on Standard & Poor and Fitch Rating

It always improves but it doesn't always kill it.

A plan to consider.Keep the section 8 tenant in place (depending on the terms of the lease & the property, "as is" still meeting section 8 requirements)Evict the hoarderOnce the hoarder's gone renovate the hoarder's unitOnce complete rent out the new unit then work on the section 8 unit; improve & increase the rent

New windows and a door would go a long way, but what can I do to improve the brick look? 

If paid in a timely fashion,both will improve your credit score.

. :)First, your decisions are going to be based on an additional number of variables including your job requirements, how much time you actually have to put into your pursuit, your personality profile, risk tolerance, etc.