You may forgo the extra dollars your investments bring in each month, but keeping your property occupied and producing an income right now trumps everything

I would forgo the LLC for now get some liability insurance.

They'd have to get pretty aggressive with their price reductions to get this buyer to come look.Like the song goes, you've got to know when to hold 'em, and this for me is that time.

PMs reasoning for going for $1350 DESPITE our repeated attempts to NOT go that high...is that then we can list the house on Roofstock.com for $130K.   

It is a very real and distinct possibility that many Tenants will view Covid-19 as an opportunity to not pay rent for 3 to 6+ months and then sacrifice their ethics and decide to break the lease and forgo their security deposit because the numbers makes sense.

No appreciation, no profit (which could have been the title of the worst Bob Marley song ever...).The Maple investor will have vastly overpaid for just another boring rental with an abysmal return.Meanwhile, Eagle investor bought a cheap house, fixed it just enough to attract a great resident, and then set the sale price to allow for a decent profit even if the T/B buys within the first 12 months.

As others have mentioned I would not forgo your tax advantage plans for an immediate distribution unless you really really need it.

It's on like Donkey Kong in a thong singing a song. 

Is it a bad idea to forgo the realtor for the first acquisition?

This is a meaningless post. I just noticed it on in the back ground while Lilly and robin are checking out a band at a high school prom.