Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

I think what @Garrett Brown is getting at is using this in addition to other methods.

That trial period lets you see which method works best before scaling up.Moreover, the consistency and success of any agency largely depend on how well you follow up with your project manager and monitor the KPIs.

My dilemma has been that I've gotten a little behind on some revolving debt that selling this property now could eliminate in addition to giving me cash on hand to trade into some better value or start a new construction duplex project I've been wanting to start.

I am sure there are people who did it, even on this forum I saw posts by multiple users who claimed that they were successful doing this method.

As for your Index funds, if you were trading indices such as SPX, you would have the favorable tax treatment accorded to §1256 Contacts:  60% of gains are Long Term Capital Gains, and 40% are Short Term capital gains.

That said, you also want to be calculated on trading up.

As landlords or property managers, what has been your experience with these two methods?

Then you can trade up to another property where you can force equity. 

I have the money to buy now but I would rather do creative financing and use as little money as possible out of my own pocket. looking to start with BRRR method but maybe should start with a wholesale first to fund that?