Potential Middle Ground: Consider Renovating: Instead of selling, you could do a light renovation on the older property to increase its value and attract higher rent.

I too usually tell people to start with more of a turnkey property or a light cosmetic rehab.

You can put less money down (allows you to put money towards more properties), live in the unit for a year, add some light renovations, and refinance.

White is also still popular in flips due to buyers being able to change it easier upon closing or if lighting is poor and the space needs to be brightened up.  

Not meant for doom and gloom but meant to shed light on our profession.

Can you throw some light on the market there when it comes to cash flow and appreciation.

I suspect the jobs market and economic data is going to come to light after the election which will show the economy is not as good as we thought and potentially provide a little more relief on interest rates.

Thanks for the update @Scott Michael GrossI'm getting a bit more traction with them and I think I see the light at the end of tunnel for getting the accounting issues fixed. 

Many times, I feel people project their own public speaking anxiety on me.

Thanks for sharing your story on having the right pm, def shed some positive light.