@Cj PowderhornHi CJ, Regarding your Cape Coral experience, the median time on market for duplex rentals for the April to present time period was 37 days, so yes, your vacancy period for that unit was excessive.

It will typically last long enough that it goes out of style before it needs replacing from excess damage.  

Trade school for plumbing is 2-4yrs, I'm not gonna take you from 0 knowledge to full comprehension on a web forum. 

Depending on your interest rates you may be able to get a better return on your excess money than by paying off the mortgages.

The requirements are:1 - You must be personable and have the ability to answer questions with more than one word answers.2 - You must have high-speed internet of at least 15 mb/s (preferably 20mb+)3 - You must have a web camera (we record audio and video for all shows) and we do require a decent microphone.

Speaking as both an investor and realtor based in FtL, these small MF are very difficult to get into at the moment due to excessively high pricing leading to negative cashflow if you plan to finance them. 

@Salvatore D'AgostinoMy clients and I have had great results with Cost Segregation Authority.

This works reasonably well for many situations, but it can lead to issues when you happen to have a particularly wasteful tenant that uses excessive amounts of water and/or electricity.

I plan to evict them however wanted to know if anyone knows of any landlord programs or resources to assist with repair costs, currently the housing authority will not pay for any repairs.

As a Property Manager in a market where many owners choose to manage on their own, I've seen several examples of owners losing their homes or properties because their tenants did not pay or caused excess damage.