Sometimes it's better to take the L sooner than later, learn from it, and move on.

This is because I make good decisions on the front end by doing my due diligence.

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

An agent needs to be in the market daily to build a successful business.You should focus on selling.

I am going to do some research on alternatives myself.

I owe around 168k on my primary but the last appraisal about 1 year ago came in at 422k.

Congratulations on getting under contract for the duplex!

Bonus: most managers are licensed and can buy/sell on the side to increase income.

@Scott LorenceThe advantages to renting to college students are that they generally leave after a few years so you can do repairs or updates, you can raise rents on a regular schedule, they will pay a premium to be near campus, and if you get engineering students they tend to fix the small stuff on their own.

Quote from @Robin Cornacchio: Can you use a 1031 exchange on a SDIRA owned investment property?