What I do now days is project management, contractor negotiation, and construction safety / risk evaluation.Real estate takes a lot of street smart, instead of "book smart".

Live in Clatskanie, OR.Ideal price approx 50K per unit. using 20% down conventional currently.Have tools.

I wouldn't invest unless I have a safety net.

You just have to meet with the Section 8 inspector to make sure all units are in compliance with their requirements for safety and function ability.

I need to install a security storm door which asks for a 3/16" drill bit. Does a 3/8" drill work for this?

Use words like can and may or could, not will, shall, would.What I suggest is you not go there, you're not a collector, what you say can hurt you even if it's with the best intentions.He may have walked out thinking he knows how hard it might be to collect and doesn't care too.It's better to turn judgments over for collection, the cost od collection might be less than you'd settle for with him.A debtor has many tools in the box to use against a creditor, you can't just use logic or opinions in collections as they may take anything and use your collection efforts against you.

could present big red flags with respect to integrity and safety (electrical - dependent on timeframe done, asbestos, plumbing, etc.).

I would add that all the legal protections in the world might not protect you from a well-run property that does not have safety hazards.

You can use tools such as sales genie to pull addresses for your farm.

There is nothing growing on the walls or anything, but if you go in there and sit on the couch or the bed it feels cold and damp like it was in a refrigerator or something.I don't believe there are any leaks or anything, I pay for the water bill and the bill is very reasonable, ~100 bucks a month for all three units.There is a crawlspace on the other side of the wall of her unit where the water heaters for the units reside and there are various things stored like yard tools, is it possible that rain water is getting into there somehow and leaking under the floor, humidifying the room?