Go in and get the keys and any info you may need (copy of leases, tenant contact info, etc.) and make sure the next person to manage the property has everything they need to do the job effectively from the start.If you signed a contract with the PM, then you'll need to examine your obligations outlined in that agreement and any "out" clauses you may need to reference when telling the PM you're changing directions.

When you do something like that close to the sale (within the same year or so) The IRS may look at it as an attempt to take out profit ahead of the 1031 (of course if audited and examined). 

Assumption is to keep this as a commuter condo rental investment property after we move out and start having kids.Now, if I were just examining this as an investment property - I would probably have passed on this (aside from just being a condo), but noting that we're moving in anyway in <1 year, having someone else just pay the mortgage for the first year while we gained equity would have sufficed.

Hi everyone,I'm about a week out from taking my real estate salesman exam in MA, so I'm completely new to real estate.

I can talk to one person about Anacostia  and they think it's the most horrifying unmanageable battle zone not worth examining.

Here is an excerpt from our rental criteria, so you can get an idea of what landlords who would consider renting to someone with legal history might examine.

Something you ought to consider is the lack of an interior examination of the property with an AVM.  

I pay them on a per diem basis each time they do a walk through.4) Extermination - provided by condo.5) Electrical - once every 1-2 year I have a licensed electrician examine all electricals in the apartment.6) Insurance - my insurance agents take care of that, and my tenants have renter's insurance with my name as additional insured.7) Lease - my attorney takes care of that.8) finding tenants - my real estate agents take care of that based on criteria I provide, and I use online screening sites to screen tenants background.

There are several considerations you want to examine.

This allows you to get another investment with 5% or less down and a cheap interest rate while you examine commercial.