The goal here is to cut your losses and get back on level ground.

It sounds like they have different numbers and it’s not a cut and dry standard answer. 

@Angela Horga Navy Fed is pretty straight forward.

Outside of covering that area with grass (trying to cut down on grass) or building expensive amenities, what could I do here to cover the dirt?

By cutting out the middleman, businesses can expand their reach and adspace sellers can settle directly on a price that works for them.

I originally thought about putting a gravel parking area along the front/side of unit D back towards A as there is a curb cut for a drive and 2 units are lower level and the entrance is on that side of the building (cost would be about $5k range for it but would be more of a ). 

@John CollinsGlad it got straighted out, John.

Since you said you had thick skin, I'll shoot straight. 

If you have low grade lumber trees call a local company that makes firewood and they will come clear cut it for you. 

.This is going to be hard on the bigger operators with very large apartment complexes in Oakland--I wouldn't want to buy a Rent Roll in a Class A, B or C area consisting of unknown cut throats and tough to deal with residents.Plus I wouldn't want to have my property managers quit due to not being able to deal with hard to handle types.