It definitely escalates the situation though, so I'd research the process and carefully consider the option before embarking on it...but if you pursue that route you can likely escrow Dec 1 rent and I'm sure that will get some attention. 

If you're going to self-manage you should definitely pick market(s) that you are familiar with.

Definitely reflects the path I want to take.

You should definitely look at investing out of state.

It's definitely NOT dead, but, cash flowing or breaking even is significantly more difficult. 

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. #2 personally knowing and networking with people definitely helps build a more trustworthy reliable team. 

there are definitely states that require MLO licensure to do any loan on a 1 to 4 unit.. about 15 states require it .. the others dont as you suggest.

If i have any questions, I will definitely reach out. 

Just from the little you wrote, it's pretty heavy on the red flags. 60 days on the market (depends where this is whether that is a lot or just fine, but definitely overpriced at this many days) plus no sold comps.