Thanks @Will Barnard, a ball park is what I am looking for... for estimation purposes on a business plan.

So my first thought is well if you dont sell now it will only be a bigger nightmare, we need to get the ball rolling since we have already lost alot of time, we need to get the application into the HOA ASAP while we extend the closing date.

That, sort of, got the ball rolling for me, though.

PM sounds like a jerk.. and your stuck defending someone you hired to do the best job possible for you.. they dropped the ball and you need to further monitor what they are up do and doing by physically taking action and checking what's up.  

We don't have a crystal ball to know that a tenant with no prior evictions and a solid job history would suddenly be laid-off and turn to alcohol and stop paying their rent.

Hey, I got 30+ comments and 10 or so direct messages of interest in my first apartment, an owner occupied duplex. On one hand, the unit is coming off being occupied by smokers, so its not a taj mahal, on the other han...

This puts the ball in the tenant's court.

If you reckon that you NEED an added unit to rent out, do you really think that the cost of buying your forever-duplex will be EASIER in 8 years time, even given your planned "low ROI" interim investments that are aimed at starting your equity-ball rolling?

My lawyer dropped the ball as well by informing me only 19 days prior to our due date.

@Kiran Kumar Don't limit your investing strategy to ball park numbers and age of property.