Honestly, the first question that you and your wife need to ask yourself is whether this is primarily an investment or primarily a house for fun. 

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Why hasn't your property manager already answered this question?

My property holding LLC would ideally own the land/houses and manage the rentals once completed.When they are complete, I will have about $375K in each build and they should appraise around $675k each.

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A good ol fashion phone call or house visit would probably solve your problem. 

It isn't having paid off properties that offers security, there are still taxes, insurance, maintenance and management involved. 

Even if you break even, you will lose money every month it sits vacant, when you need repairs, property management, etc.