I updated the electrical, painted everything, and “cleaned the property up nicely” exterior and interior.

If possible, it's nice to find a vacant duplex so you can vet your own tenants since you'll be living there 

Not the nicest areas, but nice enough.. and I would be looking for minimal cashflow, banking on appreciation. 

But from an investment diversity perspective, Its never a bad idea to diversify."

Rented in a week or two, quality tenants, typically previous homeowners who appreciate a nice house, keep it immaculate and take great care of the yard.I'd rather have one of those than 10 "cash flow" properties in the hood. 

Nice work

But it would be nice to have an option to uncheck that box this time around since they're already in place.

So I was hoping someone else could benefit from having the big pieces like couches and beds, nice TVs, etc. 

Top 3 reasons owners hire PMCs:1) No time to manage correctly2) No time to learn how to manage correcly: laws, documents, processes, etc.3) They're too nice and need someone to "save them from themselves"A good PMC can usually earn their fees by better managing the property/tenant than the owner, thereby:1) Increasing owners net profit2) Decreasing owner's time commitment, stress, headaches, etc.No matter what though, you should always plan to commit a couple of hours a month to manage your PMC.

I found a really nice brick building with 12 apartments, 3 commercial business units and some garages.