Maybe that challenge would make the investing journey seem more "fun" but you are in a position that sooooo many people dream of. 

We have learned a ton and I want thousands of units one day but for now just trying what to do next with this one. ok so the issue is that home was built in 1932 and the heating is an issue in the winter and the heating costs are really high for the tenants.

Ohhhhh the fun part of land lording.

I remember when everything was a lot more "country" and backwater than it is today, and honestly I thought it was more fun.

They schedule leases to end in spring/early summer because they don’t want the vacancy during the winter/holidays. 

Marketing a property in which you only have an “equitable interest” in is muddy watersHope this helpsThat sure would be a fun auction to attend.Pretty sure he means through an auctioneer.

The problem is we are always dealing with one issue or another across all the properties we manage, and some of them are awful, time sucking, soul sucking issues that are no fun to deal with; and we know what we're doing.

In my experience this is a very fun way to be in a driving range.If you are interested in this , you might want to go to a city that has a top golf- like Las Vegas.

This sounds fun, good luck with everything!

And of course the sellers did exactly what your describing got lawyers  filed complaints with the AG which ( as someone who went through that ) I can tell you is no fun at all..