Top 3 reasons owners hire PMCs:1) No time to manage correctly2) No time to learn how to manage correcly: laws, documents, processes, etc.3) They're too nice and need someone to "save them from themselves"A good PMC can usually earn their fees by better managing the property/tenant than the owner, thereby:1) Increasing owners net profit2) Decreasing owner's time commitment, stress, headaches, etc.No matter what though, you should always plan to commit a couple of hours a month to manage your PMC.

If I need by some chance I need extra money I can fund it with money from my side business.

I know exactly where this duplex is---in Broad Ripple over by Mama Corolla's and the Liter House.John Jacobs Real Estate Investor and Private Money Lender  Indianapolis, IN

There are definitely ways to make money in real estate without needing initial capital but I would say those are fewer and less likely in the current market. 

Or you want to spent the time, effort, and money to try and self-source an off market deal here.  

Did you close this with a hard money loan?

One year after I used that property to pull a HELOC and this year used that money to purchase an off market 4 family property in Clinton for well under market value, which I just recently finished all of the repairs and upgrades on.

For me, it has to be a data-driven decision: what is your current NOI, what would be if you replaced the boiler, how much will it cost, and how long will it take to get your money back...If the area and marketing don't warrant central air, I would NOT do conensors right away and just focus on the forced air.

When you borrow money you agree to pay it back.

I assume any painter / handyman doing your turnover could do that kind of touch up in almost no time for almost no money.