My initial thought was to seek out RE sales associates and try to entice them to partner up (offering them bigger commission than they're currently earning).Was just looking for some ideas and advice.Thank you all in advance!

I can speak from experience, not as a medical professional, but as someone who has worked in commercial real estate and is very close friends with multiple medical professionals (surgeons, doctors, etc.).Focus on yourself and your practice firstIt sounds like you are enticed by the "idea" of passive income, but have no land-lording experience to understand that this isn't truly a passive business.Doctors (painting with a broad brush here) aren't known to be good business people or good with their financesMy theory on this is because they are in school until their 30's living on student loans.

That enticed me to buy this duplex as a plan B when the opportunity presented itself, but without knowing what the future holds, why pay the higher rate and call it an investment before it becomes one? 

Some sellers are enticed by the higher sales price and will figure out a way to get the problem tenant out before close.

If you are further, you'll have to work hard to entice folks to drive the extra mile. 

Do you think the loan mod plus missed pymts will entice the bank to negotiate?

As you know it’s a very high end, older demographic and my thoughts were leaning towards renting our current condo and purchasing a duplex/multiplex and house hack for the next few years but Mesa is also enticing.

All the webinars are obviously pitches to pay for their services, but usually have teaser info to entice you.

On low dollar properties, it's enticing to wholesale because the fees may be greater than the possible commission...just use caution when you run into these situations.

First, Unless MN is different then 90% of the US, You do not 'own' the HOA, The HOA is a legal entity created at some point in time. you may have controlling votes in decisions when the HOA brings then to a vote, but unless the document created at the time of the formation of the HOA says something differently you are just a unit owner many times over.Second, Depending on how the HOA was set up, The HOA may be under the Direction of a Property ManagerThird, You must follow all Federal,State,Local laws regarding the HOAForth You must comply with all HOA rules  for each individual of your units regardless of how many you ownFifth while it might be enticing to go all Pirate King, remember you have to follow the HOA rules or you may be subject to fines and lawsuits or both (In MD there is a case in the courts where a renter had problems with the unit owner and the the owners of the unit are being sued separately by the tenant.