Than learn with that safety net until your ready to take things back over to self-manage again. 

I have learned to be in favor of finding the best market to invest in. 

For this reason, many investor agents choose them. 

Over a weekend, with help from relatives, we gutted the interior.

@Tobi Isaacs this would be better answered by other investors in your market. 

Did you have a clear detailed scope of work? 

Quote from @Jokari Trueheart: HI, almost 11 months ago I purchased 3 duplexes and I borrowed the funds from my personal residence which I took out a equity agreement for the down payment on the investment property, great idea at the time because I have 10 years to pay it off and theres no payment requirement, but , I learned more about the consequence that it takes a large chunk of my equity the longer I take to pay it back, so my goal was to refi cash out the investment property to pay it back but I don't think theres enough equity yet to pull the full $106k needed, I only borrowed $88k but with the equity percentage for one year i'm paying about $18k in equity on top of the amount I borrowed if I pay it off in year one, so I need this paid off ASAP before it increases more.

Over a weekend, with help from relatives, we gutted the interior.

Quote from @Laura Higgs: Hi all!

Is this a new build?