If they are, I would pay them off first.I would invest in a different market(likely bigger market) where you can find reliable contractors or find a PM that will be able to manage the properties.

In my search, I've noticed that many positions require proficiency in Yardi.I've been actively looking for effective ways to learn Yardi, but it seems challenging to find suitable training or courses online.

How do you find one that hasn't started equity growth and now stagnated? 

And that's ok - I am totally fine to weed through hundreds or thousands of pitches to find the small handful of like minds out there, and I am perfectly capable of investing my own capital in the meantime. 

@Tove Fox hope you find this copy & paste useful:)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

The revenue was based from AirDNA and also finding comps.

I’d suggest you look at your local market and see if you can find anyone that way. 

Maybe offer to split both labor and material costs, or at least find a way to make it feel more balanced.

I think I was fortunate to find a roll outside of real estate to diversify my income across two different sectors of the economy. 

It is much easier to find HELOCS for your primary residence, but some lenders will do a HELOC on a investment property as well