The loose plan is to grow from there.

One of the stipulations for the sale was to provide effort to remove 2 problem tenants in the building.

Luckily I am mostly invested in a state that is still Landlord friendly and it is easy to remove tenants that stop paying.

If the tenant can show proof that they truly belong there and are paying rent, the police wouldn't remove them. 

She's 90 and looking to remove herself from having to deal with tenants and the property altogether. 

Owing to the trend towards smaller,  more efficient appliances and LED lighting  electrical loads I think are somewhat less than they may have been per SF like in the 70's through 2000's when everybody had incandescent lighting and big tube TVs and refrigerators, dishwashers,  etc. that used 2 or 3x as much power as modern ones.I've had a couple turn-of-century units rewired to remove K&T and failed 'BX" (flexible steel sheathed  2 wire cable)  and agree with other posters the pricing isn't that bad as long as you can find an electrician that has some experience with that kind of work,   and sometimes it might be helpful to open up some cable routes ahead of time for them to use so they don't have to do the exploratory work.   

Also, as another member pointed out, always put a maintenance spending limit per month per property in writing Anything above that should require owner approval before proceeding, unless it is an emergency type of repair such as repairing a burst pipe indoors or removing a fallen tree limb from an upstairs window. 

I say “currently” because there is a bill passing through the legislature even as we speak to remove that requirement for 3-4 unit properties, so patience might be rewarded.And just make sure the zoning allows 3-families before you make a decision based on that potential.  

This one tree I own in the backyard of my rental has died and needs to be removed.

Cooper) said that the mortgage is assumable (there is path that would allow me to remove spouse from mortgage and retain the current rate), but the process can take a while, is subject to fees, and they need to reevaluate my ability to qualify for the mortgage without my spouse.