Understanding the physical asset and any unknown issues during your due diligence period could save you money up front (through pricing negotiations with your seller) and allow you to plan more appropriately for the future.

I think it's awesome how your combining your passion for nutrition with the real estate industry by walking through financial and physical freedom.

Has either party given proper notice to renew, or to exercise an option to renew?

GFCI outlets don't always fit into old elec boxes because the GFCI are physically much larger than regular outlets and old boxes are usually very small.

Since it is a fixer-upper that is also adding another layer of risk when it comes time to exercise the option.

However, she does work with stock options and recently help a friend of mine when he exercised his options. 

It wasn't until I exercised my risk muscle by buying a few single-family rentals, and then educated myself on self-storage enough to be of value to an experienced storage partner. 

You could look into owning physical gold and silver, which is a very safe investment, despite what the fluctuations in the market may lead one to believe. 

If you need a physical local person, I would join local STR Facebook groups and ask who others use.  

With hundreds of cat rentals over the years, I've never had to spend much to repair physical damage.The real damage from cats is odor.