I just want to scale my portfolio ED.

I'd give him the legal notice, and return his deposit (yes, it will be painful, but if you don't have proof, IMO it's a lost cause, not worth the hassle/stress) , and offer him a sliding scale, $400 if he moves out next week, $300 if he moves out in 2 weeks, $200 if 3 weeks, contingent that he cleans up the place too.  

Having your hands tied with not being able to self-managing someone cost effectively might tip the scale to #3.#1 - if what you wrote was true, you may be able to utilize much of the existing duct work. 

I don't see this brought up much on the forums, but if even new furnaces have issues occur annually, I don't see how this would scale for people with more rentals.

Honestly, it's been a great property to own so far (I know the time is limited)  and the current tenants, on top of paying their own utilities, handle a lot of their own maintenance, too.As an investor I'm in full acquisition mode and looking to acquire additional properties, deal permitting, and scale up swiftly. 

there are not enough lawyers on our coast to take care of the massive volume of real estate transactions ala the way its done in attorney closing states.. there would be a big need to scale up if all of a sudden attorneys had to be involved not to mention slow things way down.. the other one that we simply don't do out our way is all the surveying that gets done.. its rare to the extreme to survey a property that was in a lot and block subdivision … but since I build in Charleston you MUST survey there there are encroachments all over the place. but like in Texas they survey lot and block as well.

But am trying to scale up the volume that I am doing on an annual basis for 2019.Would love to hear others thoughts on this !

You will have attrition even with an amazing post-merger integration plan. 

Does this still apply at this small scale?

But am trying to scale up the volume that I am doing on an annual basis for 2019.Would love to hear others thoughts on this !