Ultimately she ended up physically assaulting him.

I see this kind of stuff ALL the time and a mutually good situation is often damaged for so little reason.

In Pennsylvania, the landlord in the above scenario could potentially have to pay for attorney's fees, treble damages (basically three times the amount of the actual damages), and potentially punitive damages (basically a punishment by the judge for "very bad behavior").

If you are mostly investing in land you really want to know what is happening in the community to make it a good investment.Understanding the rental market where the property is would be at least as important as knowing the likely repair and maintenance costs.Likely repair areas are roof, plumbing, and termite damage.

There are so many things that can go wrong if you are not physically present to manage contractors and ensure they are doing what you think they are doing. 

To Add a bit of info here,I would suggest an fha 203k rehab loan in a 2 to 4 unit property that is either an estate sale, rundown, damaged or a foreclosure in an affordable Chicago neighborhood outside of Lakeview or Lincoln Park.

. $1500 Total.I pay for water and trash, should cash flow about $500 a month after expenses.My strategy is to fully rehab both units, replace some damaged hardwood, refinish it all, upstairs bath and kitchen were totally gutted, and will be refinished and tiled.

I am going to have a survey done as soon as I can, and have a recommendation to a gentleman who installs septics to come out an see what the costs would be, and to identify exactly where the current one is, and how damaged.

I have other properties in another state, so I don't want to walk away or shortsale...credit is score is high...too much collateral damage from that option.  

Not sure how much damage there is, but hopefully this is a cosmetic PIA and a story rather than a huge financial set-back.