Looking at southern Maine right now, hopefully expanding after we get some momentum.

Because of the frustration, when asked to purchase the large lot in front of their house which leads to the main road, they turned it down.

The main thing that pops out at me every month is that less than half of my payment goes to paying the principle down, over half goes to the interest, taxes, and insurance, ect. 

Your story resonates with me and my partners, as we too ventured into Detroit's real estate market, albeit on a larger scale, and have faced some significant challenges.In the early days of COVID-19, my partners and I invested in land in Detroit's vibrant Corktown neighborhood with the intention of building 42 townhouses and a 72-unit rental building.

And that is one of the main things I wanted to get RentRedi for in the first place. 

I said we can finish out this lease on Zelle if it makes them more comfortable with the intent to transition to a management software upon renewal (if they choose to renew the lease).

It sounds like there was some misrepresentation, either intentional or not.

Once you have completed the consolidation portion of your 1031 exchange you now own a more expensive (and probably really nice) property that it must be your intent to hold for investment use. 

I have considered adding an ADU in the back, but since I am limited to 75% of the main house square footage, this is also probably not worth it.     

Your main issues will be eggress, as usual in a basement.