It's much better to be able to do your own screening as oposed to hoping the seller did their homework :-) If the property is clean and the rent is fair, it should rent out quickly.

I am in the same boat.I have a bunch of SFH and I am looking to consolidate in many quads or 1-2 small apartment complexes(5-20 units).

I would look FAR AND WIDE for someone to do an investment property HELOC -OR- go to a bunch of banks and CUs (including who you bank with now) to find someone to provide an unsecured (or secured if you have other collateral) LOC to get rid of the high int debt.

The choice is fairly binary between convertible sofas and thin mattress sleepers. 

@David MartinezA quick search on furnishedfinder.com shows a bunch of available midterm rentals in that area so you can use those to help guide your price and strategy.

Things like this are why it's important to work with a professional who is well versed in real estate taxation because the "common/simple" strategies taught frequently like BRRR or house hacking actually get fairly complicated when it comes to handling it correctly. 

And what a great acquisition price in Fair Oaks! 

It saves me a bunch of money and time.In one of the towns the only hardware stores are Ace and True Value.

I tend to be fairly generous with my tenants, especially long term tenants but this is kind of ridiculous unless they requested it and you agreed in advance.

In addition, a strong property management company will tackle all aspects of marketing, application, ensuring resident satisfaction, fair housing, handling late payment/evictions, renewals, etc.