Zillow thought their analytics were good enough a few years ago, so they bought a bunch of properties from motivated sellers, did light rehabs and tried to sell froa profit.

I have searched high and low on their city website.

It offers a low return on investment and takes a long time to get there.Here’s a general breakdown of how you might estimate your return:1.

The likely market rent in this area is as low as $995 and probably no higher than $1195 and a lot of the rent will depend on condition of the property.Pull up public records on the home, and you will see it initially sold in 98 for roughly 50k. 

Common reasons:1) Change of closing date (instead of closing end of month, if it gets pushed to beginning of next month, prepaid taxes, interest and insurance will increase because you have through to months end)2) Appraisal comes in low and LTV goes up.

Budget for the worst and buy low accordingly.

You could try getting a HELOC with your primary and using this money as short term funds to acquire rentals that need a light-medium renovation using 100% purchase/rehab hard money and just using the HELOC to pay points and holding costs.

I understood the difference between bird dogging vs assignment fee/wholesale as a BD takes a low fixed amount regardless of whether the deal closes i.e. $2k or something low.

  - SMS to low equity?   

You may be able to capitalize on this if your area has experienced similar growth.Simplification: Selling would allow you to focus on your new single-family investment properties and potentially expand in those markets.Capital for other investments: The proceeds from selling could be used to fund other potentially higher-yielding investments, especially if you use a 1031 exchange.Small town limitations: Depending on the specific town, there may be limited growth potential compared to larger markets or more popular tourist destinations.Given the stable cash flow, low remaining debt, and your established experience with the property, keeping the fourplex seems like a solid option, especially if it's in a location with STR potential.