Another solution would be adding them onto the lease, m2m.

You also don't want odors leaking from one unit to another.The only real solution is to get rid of them.

If so, you need to pull the probate pleadings to see who that is and contact them to see if they will agree to the sale. 

We offered that they don't touch the attic & sell for a 15% discount to listing price, and they accepted.Now I'm wondering if there's an opportunity to do the attic work ourselves, get the building reappraised, refinance at a higher value & pull out any equity created. 

We'd like to refinance to a 30-year (to aid cash flow), pay off the HELOC and HE loan ($70K), and pull cash out of the deal for a down payment on another investment property. 

Thats awesome, if you're looking for any maintenance solutions for self management you can PM me for some insight.

Also, make sure you have your doors locked, so that when you pull in someone doesn't hop in the backseat and overpower you.

We'd like to refinance to a 30-year (to aid cash flow), pay off the HELOC and HE loan ($70K), and pull cash out of the deal for a down payment on another investment property.

Need to borrow $50k from Hard money lender, but plan to pull $70K out from the refi. 

My thoughts are the total cost to purchase 4-5 homes that can pull $500-600/month is less than the cost to outright purchase a higher valued property.