My husband is self employed as a pest control salesman, so we get paid as a 1099 contractor instead of receiving a W-2.

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. 

1110 E De La Guerra St looks like a fun one that was just listed :-). 

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.

When you have more assets or a larger company, states like Delaware, Nevada, Wyoming may make sense if you are looking for charging order protection, anonymity, business friendly case law, etc.