Giving them the second cash offer takes this power away from them, makes them more confident in your abilities, and makes them feel still in control by having two options to choose from. 

If you don't have your expenses under control, nothing else is going to matter.

The hope with that one was to both control the neighborhood and to make a little money, it's doing very well also. 

And which tenant will control the thermostat.

Duplexes are typically covered by the state wide rent control law.  

It’ll change the way you think about it and it will also put control back into your hands.

Simple reason- Inability to control an HOA costs and rules which can affect our bottom line.

So, unless your property appreciates on its own which you cannot control you may not be able to refinance out money to buy the next house.

Now, the bigger players are wanting in on the action and huge asset managers are buying up properties like crazy.

According to Jonas Bordo, CEO & Co-Founder of Dwellsy, "Due to COVID19, renters want more space and control over access to their homes, and this has led to substantial new demand for single family rentals.