Economic growth means higher household incomes, better employment rates, and stronger consumer confidence, all of which directly fuel demand for real estate.

Get out as quickly as you can and even if you have to cut your asking to the point where your post portfolio-sale and consumer debt service leaves you with significantly less than that ~$1.4m equity figure you listed (which is certainly will), take the cash you net, use the lessons you've learned in two year crash course you've been on and start again! 

New landlords have no idea how much money a “bad” tenant can cost, how much of your time they can consume, and how much of your energy they can drain. 

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Consumer debt- US is tapped out.  

Clearly there is a sizeable amount of people consuming content about this stuff.Furthermore, there are literally millions of entry level rental properties in the Midwest.

That’s more time-consuming, though, and since the lease is almost over, non-renewal is probably your best bet.Also, keep documenting everything: complaints from other tenants, the steps you’ve taken, and any interactions you have with the tenant.

For any commodity market, costs are passed to consumers when demand balances or outstrips supply.

It allows you to skip the stress and time-consuming process of managing rehab projects and focus on the cash flow aspect. 

It took a lot to comply with their permit expectations and was frustrating and time consuming.