That stuff I can hire out more in the future but I am choosing to put more of my maintenance budget in my pocket for now. 

How do you balance these considerations when choosing a location? 

There are more listings to choose from now than any other time in nearly a decade.

They had named him Rommel on purpose, as they were involved with prison gang life and some people.. well I guess they simply choose to not reform or adjust.

Then use the extra roommate rent income to pay down your mortgage and look to refi to a lower payment in the future (3-5 years) - so it cashflow when you move out.You could also choose the smaller unit and STR the other unit to generate more cash to pay down your mortgage and refi, so it cashflows when you move out.Bottom line: you'll have to get creative to solve your cashflow challenge!

If I have one property at or around market, I would choose to keep in the same or raise it a little.

I ma here to learn and I will not pick and choose how those lessons are presented to me!  

There are significant details that I'm choosing to leave out regarding rent payments and balance left for the owner as you terminated the lease early. 

They are heavily capitalized and ready to do the work to find the right deal and work with local & reputable agents.

You're the fish.They often use a mix of fear, threat and urgency to push a target to act.It can be as simple as a 24 hours sale from your favorite shop that requires you to log in to your account first or your boss asking you to wire money right now or he/she/they will lose an important contract that will cost millions.So cybersecurity is important because without that, you might have an incident that can cost a lot of money, impact your reputation and might affect your credit score.