I call the process "thinning the herd", and each year I evaluate the property performance and either take actions to increase the individual property performance or sell the under performer. 

She responds back claiming that I am unnecessarily using ger occupation in the argument and am now starting to harass her.Her response message was all over the place and extremely unprofessional (I mean, I didn't expect any better).

@Michael K Gallagher Thanks for the response.

I will be going to the news if I don’t get a response.

If you need income that'll be a certain set of options if you're trying to free up time and not be responsible for property management because you're planning to travel in retirement that'll be a different direction.

Long-term buy-and-hold rentals in stable neighborhoods, prioritizing consistent cash flow and responsible management over rapid appreciation.

FCI is big (160 employees) and their portal may seem like overkill, but they have their systems down and they are responsive.

But ultimately the responsibility lies in my hands.I jumped on a seesaw of risk hoping that the momentum would catapult my bank account into six figures only to find out the hard way that flipping houses isn’t as easy as I had predicted.This house was purchased for $64,000 with an expected rehab of $100k to $120k depending on how much work the dilapidated and neglected house needed.The midwest is lovely but the houses carry the weight of weather storms nearly a century old leading to more damage than a beginning investor could expect.The appraisal came in at $225k for my lender meaning our all-in cost would be around 85% of the sales price worst case.

They've especially been inconsistent in their communications and sometimes respond to messages only after I press them for an answer (sometimes they are responsive).

In summary, a LAIC is someone who can take responsibility for a rental property in the same way an owner would.