The property's sewer/water/trash bill comes in Quarterly from the borough it's in and the account is tied to the house. 

This means your available reaction time is also cut down.You should be able to see and control (with proper market analysis), the next 4 - 5 years...in 1 -2 year increments.

Does the bank cut me a check for hard cash to repeat? 

This cuts the margins for fix and flippers really thin.

I have $10k to pay it off but I hate to tie up that cash up in a car and rather use it to toward fixing the new home (it needs some minor repairs).I am thinking of selling the $625/mocar which Shift has offered me $20k.

Technically those funds are still tied to the original property, so if you invest them and things go sideways or south, you could be forced to sell the first property or lose it entirely. 

The decision isn't so clear cut, however, and strategizing is key in this situation.Another thing that came into play is the possibility to defer payroll taxes for a while, even if you got the PPP.

The city was probably sick of cutting the grass.

Yes it is entirely possible to invest in an area by never visiting the area but if people are planning to have a huge net worth tied to a specific city, you may as well spent the money to visit for at least 3-4 days.The trip doesn't necessarily need to be all business.Plan the trip appropriately - tell your contractors, tenants(if you want), property management companies that you will be arriving ahead so you can meet with them. 

However, if you plan is to fully stabilize the park and refinance, 3 years will be cutting it close.