So I proceeded to pay for four appraisals that were like $800 apiece.

Quote from @Donyea Jenkins: If an employee told me he wanted to be a 1099 and have his wages sent to his church and they were going to take care of his needs, would the employee still have to pay takes on his wages?

You’ve found the property you like, and the numbers seem to work, but it’s more than you can afford or want to pay.

not sure why one would ask this question if the intent is to pay it.. only reason I can think is they want to try to wiggle out of it.reality is anyone can file a lien..

Initially, our plan was to fix the drywall leaks, clean out the property, and relist it for a small profit.

A few things to know:- The seller will pay the seller's agent whatever they have negotiated.

Quote from @Jokari Trueheart: HI, almost 11 months ago I purchased 3 duplexes and I borrowed the funds from my personal residence which I took out a equity agreement for the down payment on the investment property, great idea at the time because I have 10 years to pay it off and theres no payment requirement, but , I learned more about the consequence that it takes a large chunk of my equity the longer I take to pay it back, so my goal was to refi cash out the investment property to pay it back but I don't think theres enough equity yet to pull the full $106k needed, I only borrowed $88k but with the equity percentage for one year i'm paying about $18k in equity on top of the amount I borrowed if I pay it off in year one, so I need this paid off ASAP before it increases more.

Do I initiate a lot of the updates/questions?

Yes, you can go visit Class C & D tenants at their homes to convince them to sign up for auto-pay, but:1) Once you leave they will revert2) Their biggest problem is NSFs! 

However, this would force them to move out, lose their current rental income, and have to pay rent off their limited salary. 3.