look off market. 

I found my laundromat on BizBuySell, and I sold it through that site as well.I still absolutely think it’s worth networking with business brokers and doing direct outreach to business owners, but you don’t need to take listing sites off the table.If you’re sending out a lot of outreach messages on listing sites and you’re not hearing anything back, it may have more to do with you than the platform.

First off, Congratulations on your investment.

. --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?

You should read through some of these numerous posts on this topic.

I joined this group about a year ago and have had an on and off interest in real estate investing since then, but this year I really want to learn as much as I can before I become active duty military in July. 

Would you be better off selling and purchasing a less expensive property that would require less carry should it become vacant for some period of time?

Do I only draft a cash-for-keys agreement after they've accepted the notion of it or just drop-off the proposal/demand?

for me I would have been better off donating that 75k to habitat for humans would have got more out of it than a tax write off !!

First off, thank you for your service, and congrats on taking steps toward building long-term wealth—it sounds like you’re already thinking strategically.Using your VA loan to buy a duplex, live in one side, and rent out the other is a solid starting point.