My name is Daniel, I'm the founder of Property Pool and wanted to give you my thoughts on the Crowd Funding industry and how it can work for investors.In 2014 Real Estate together with Oil and gas where the 2 top industries in terms of capital raised thru crowdfunding or private placements. http://www.crowdnetic.com/reports/jan-2015-report I think the reason investors are gravitating towards the crowdfunding model are various but here are some:You can access deals that you couldn't access beforeThere is a lower minimum investment than a DIY strategyTrue passive incomeTo your point, if you are a hands on investor and want to do it yourself, than crowdfunding might not be the best strategy for you.

It's like snake-oil salesman convinving people that alcohol with a new label will suddenly cure baldness.I rent properties for more than 30 days and less than one year.

Some things that I've had in mine for years.a. no unregistered vehiclesb. only as many vehicles as there are garage/parking spacesc. names and SSNs for all tenants, including minors. any guests for more than 10 consecutive days, I must be notified.d. they have to subscribe to and keep current with trash collection companye. no motorcyclesf. no oil changing or any other work on carsg. no boats, motorhomes etc.h. must always keep the property in compliance with deed restrictioni.

I had already found a couple old cool looking oil lamps in a room above one of the vaults.

.- Was the tenant aware the barrel contained oil?

As crazy as it seems Ford used vegetable oil during the production of their wire insulation a few years back.

I always embed hardware cloth into the hole for good measure before foaming it.If you catch one in a glue board, you can use vegetable oil to free it once outside without harming it.I've always used the snap traps with PB as @Victor S. suggests, but the most important thing is to find their means of access and block that. 

They shave the paint down to bare wood and then you let your painter go to work.

I would give them a few very safe electric space heaters until they buy their oil.

If hardware is not a bad style just paint it with oil rubbed bronze spray paint.