PM seems to be the main hang-up.

Air filter machines work as good as having a smoker hide his cigarette behind his back or hang his cigarette and arm outside the car.

Especially when there are tons of incentives for grabbing that "low hanging fruit," like there is in your particular situation.IMO your 'low hanging fruit' would be utilizing the new-ish Fannie Mae rule allowing only 3.5%-5% down for owner occupant financing (house hacking) on ALL small multi properties (anything under 4 units, so duplex, triplex or 4-plex).

When I'm not wholesaling, I'm caught up in my aquarium hobby ( freshwater of course (; ), or hanging out with family.

You might use secret passwords that you've agreed upon previously in person to tell if it's a scammer, or hang up and call them back at the number you know is right for them. 

Hang on to it long enough and the tenants will completely pay off the loan for you. 

Find other investors in your area by connecting with them here on BP, going to local REIA meetings and local auctions where investors hang out. 

The current plan is to consider selling in a few years but hang onto the house for now (if I can find a good management company to take care of it).

#1 What's missing is Profitability.....Pretty weird....I think both are either losing money or just barely hanging on to minimal profits. 

Hang up is the inability to house hack (I’m living in our primary w our family of 6), our VA is tied up (so no lower down expectations).