Yes, you can sell it.Sometimes Peoria will grandfather a duplex and refer to it as a "legal nonconforming" single family zoned property with duplex as permitted use.If this is the case the new owner will be able to legally and officially use it as a duplex.I have also heard of people finding an architect to declare that the house was originally built as a duplex, which would help you get it rezoned as multi-family and duplex as permitted use.PM me for more info.

A few people still do first and last month's rent but we quit on the last month's rent years ago and just do first and deposit.2.

Since I don't want to hijack your thread here, I'm going to start a thread on crazy guests, lol- just so people can vent.

Go to local Real Estate meetups and learn from people there

People with cushy government paychecks and benefits and job security.I agree with you that state and Federal losses are not necessarily tied.

Many people on this site only are interested in a specific geography.What type of product are you looking for? 

These were not our top 2 priorities but we're in the process of doing our due diligence and knowing all of the major and minor things people think we should look at will help us make sure we don't miss anything. 

I know a-lot of people talk about house hacking, but not always about the numbers.

You might have to hire a couple people to toss his crap to the curb.

That is likely because you are hiring unlicensed people to do the work.