@Grayson Grzybowski, Let's run some numbers to show you how this should work out.

Until you work out the bugs in your sysyems and procedures.Or, if you invest farther away, do a personal, physical (not Zoom) walkthrough of the property before you sign off on it.Surprises and out of state investments, don't make good bed fellows. 

.- Been trying to work out this thing called the Astroblaster?

@Justina SirohmanGoing to have to have a contractor quote the work out.

They say that products can be copied but culture can not and you will find that Mark's community is the top and they are truly engaged.So how did it work out for me? 

Quote from @Gabriel Ortega: looking at 75-80% ltv for a heloc, yes all rental income are in schedule e  Hey Gabriel, If you are only a W2 earner the bank statement program will not work out, since you must be self-employed to qualify.

I wanted to buy several properties but I told them I would do just 1 small duplex to test them out and see if I like how things work out and then I would buy many more.I own several businesses but I had never had an investment/rental property yet.

Putting aside the issue of whether the property continues to appreciate or levels out at the ~170k which we cannot judge, if you actually do the numbers, it will not work out to where a sale is a better option than continuing to enjoy the cash flow, reinvesting those funds in further upgrades or further investment.

It will likely work out better for you if you already grew your portfolio to a place where you are fulfilled and just want to give your excess.It is an admirable goal.

This is all very new to me - I'm trying to work out a lot of estimates and figures for things that I don't know how to estimate.