We recently found a licensed contractor reasonable enough that we now call him for things that aren't an emergency, initially saved us thousands off management's estimate for repairs due to a break-in during a turnover (apparently management calls an outside contractor to quote potential insurance claim repairs, and he was beyond ridiculously expensive).

Its very hard to find something to cash flow or even break even in Portland proper, so I am considering getting creative with adu's on a single family lot.

Any advise or suggestions thanks  Let me break it to your brother… why in the world would you work with a seller that wants 100% of what they think the house is worth?

Have you talked to the tenant and simply given him the option of breaking the lease?

Hopefully, you can sell and break even, move on with your life and find something else later.Good Investing...

As a landlord here in Binghamton, I know it's hard to find someone to respond to calls or do miscellaneous repairs in a timely manner and without breaking the bank.

If you don't plan to stay in Utah beyond two years, you'd definitely want to make sure the numbers make sense to at worst break even once you move out.

As a landlord here in Binghamton, I know it’s hard to find someone to respond to calls or do miscellaneous repairs in a timely manner and without breaking the bank.

Have had some experience real estate investing (1 house hack and 2 rentals) but took a break this past year. 

I could lower the price, but need to make $4200 to break even after 8% vacancy, maintenance 5%,  5% cap ex, monthly utilities, etc.