My main question is should we wait the extra time so we can hold the property longer or should we try and sell this year, take the profit and scale quicker.

By adding an extra bedroom, and opening up the 2nd unit by restructuring some of the walls, switching around some of the rooms in the first unit to make it more inviting and give it a larger kitchen.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

Hey Spencer - It sounds like a great idea to generate some extra income with your empty room!

A lot of it is the standard Buildium application, most of the extras I put in there after reading Landlording on Autopilot by Mike Butler.Application fee needs to cover all your screening costs. 

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

My name and personal cell come up easily.Finding deals: I send letters to people behind on mortgage.

We get an extra 3 deals a month from it.

I'm not saying all PM's do this, but some do...What motivates you as a PM to go the extra mile for a property they are managing when they get a percent every month? 

Quote from @Devin James: Quote from @Scott Mac: Maybe the infrastructure, electrical grid, water sewer, pavement thickness on the roads, cannot handle the extra people in the area.