And gradually the house value was creeping back up toward what I had paid.

This is a mechanism used to make sure general partners are aligned with the limited partners, but are not a good indicator of your true return, so I wouldn't put too much weight on this.

If you find one that is experienced in investment property, they will be worth their weight in gold.It's difficult for someone to hold your hand through this process and answer your questions when we don't know you or the property.

I don't personally put as much weight on people with less than 5 years of experience in real estate investing.

So I'd check locally 1) whether there is rent control 2) how long in advance should the tenants be given notice about the rent increase.And then do it gradually to avoid vacancies.

More importantly, it "legalizes" the pet and the pet owners feel better about that, and usually stay longer.Put a weight limit on dogs. 

Mudjacking raises concrete, but I question if the weight of the house is too much for this application. 

From the sounds of it, I’m leaning on assigning a weight restriction, and limiting the amount of dogs and breeds a tenant can have on my property.

Take your weight loss a couple pounds at a time and don't accept retreat.

I would consider small gradual price drops to allow the listing to get the attention of your potential buyers online.