That said, I'm considering selling the property to cut my losses before they happen.

I would have talked to them BEFORE cancelling the painter and given them the option of which way to go, but since you already cancelled the painter I would simply charge them prorated rent for the 5 days until the painting is complete and deduct that from their deposit.

Renters see that the whole neighborhood is available for rent and they push to see who will give them the best deal (or which agent will cut them a deal). 

I simply take a picture, text it to the tenant and they add the payment to their next month’s rent payment.

I purchased my first two multi-unit properties using data and they've doubled in value in 5 years simply because my metric was population growth and movement. 3.

If it's simply cash flow--irrespective of hard assets-- then you're better off buying some form of debt.

these days buying any free standing SFR with rents much less than 1200 a month is simply not enough Gross revenue to run the railroad.. 600.00 rent on an SFR your going to lose your rear end through cap ex and maintenance.

@Ryon PaxHave you considered cutting some of your personal expenses to pay for the HELOC or find another way to generate added income?

But maybe they were delivered to the wrong address and the lady in wrangler simply had behavior that seemed to match a porch pirate.  

It's kind of funny, some owners are thinking that simply because they have a house, that a investor is just going to pay near fully price, and its like, why not list?