@Ngozi IwunzeOne way to avoid capital gains is to turn the flip into a rental after the rehab and then do a 1031 exchange into a more expensive property. 

. - Even with this caveat, some tenants will attempt to go to the property.

Local authorities actually did a great job!

The replacement property must be similar in that it is another rental property. 

But a really good property, for what you can afford, in a good location like Charleston and wait. 

If your interest payment is $8,125Your stocks have to make a dividiend of about $11,000 of which you would prolly pay 15% to 25% in federal / state taxes / NIIT.Assuming you will make a 10%-11% return is not guaranteed.You will also feel good about having a paid off property(relief).Furthermore, your credit score may go up with a paid off property.Best of luck!

Do that before you spend any energy trying to kick him out.If he hasn't paid rent, you can call the police and have him escorted from the property. 

I am fairly new to real estate, but have been able to get a few properties which will help us own a block in downtown Columbus, OH.

In our experience, the #1 mistake landlords make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.

I personally would sell the house - it's negatively cash flowing ~100/month, if you were to add in repairs/maintenance, CapEx, vacancy, rising insurance/property tax costs I would think you're actually losing more than you estimate (luckily it's new so you are on the very low end of that right now).