If they push back and demand a 60-day notice, then extend your notice to the full 60 days.Example: The lease expires in 40 days and the tenant demands a full 60-day notice.

I am a property manager, so I will give you the other side of the coin.Self-management is always the most profitable way to go, if you have TIE. 

You can also check out local Facebook pages in the markets you are looking in.

Here's a good breakdown of your options for tax collecting starting Feb 1 based on the new regulations.

Order the chicken, but don't dump on the OP, RTR, or an entire segment of the industry for getting the lobster.

No need to invest out of state, when you are in one of the best places in the world to invest in real estate. 

@Jesi Young I like the tone of your post.

The parents owe roughly $40k on the mortgage. 5.

Steps: you go under contact with the owner of the property, you assign the purchase and sale agreement to the end buyer, the end buyer closes, and you get paid the difference between the agreed-upon price between you and the owner and the intended purchase price of the end buyer. 

As you are finding out, it is so local that the next door building effects your investment.