You'll have a small empire by the time you are 30.However, being a landlord involves a lot more than just collecting checks.

You've earned $132,000 more by splitting your money and leveraging it.

Maybe selling is the best option stop the bleeding and do something that is more risk adverse. 

He had to reset the main breaker that turned off dryer, so it was a quick fix, but said it could prevent messing up appliance and having to pay more.

As a PM, his team would be familiar with areas and could help underwrite the property and take care of the day to day headaches. 

And in order to defer all tax you must purchase at least as much as the aggregate net sales price of your properties.These all can seem daunting but in my experience exchanges are more successful than not.

So if you are high a income earner and need more tax deductions, a real estate professional will help.

With that being said, if there are any agents or investors located in Western NY willing to let me learn from them, or simply learn more about them, I am willing to work something out and/or possibly work for free.  

Have we gotten to a point in this industry where a property is more attractive by short changing the true fundamentals and classifying the property an affordable housing opportunity? 

A great lender can help you strategize and get much better ROI.