I'm just trying to determine if I have a rental property I should hold on to, or if I should I sell it and make the $20k in equity while I can and invest that money somewhere else.

After wholesalers determine it's a good deal then they double close on the property.

It is impractical to change the engineer at this point.I think this is a pretty common problem, very much like being presented a change order (on a time and material basis) by a General Contractor, except it is much hard to determine the time needed for an engineer to finish his job.How do you deal with such a situation?

Within 8 months the flip was bought, rehabbed and resold for a profit (taxes yet to be determined).

Any days that the unit is vacant, you are allowed to take her to small claims for.In your situation, first you need to determine if unit is abandoned or not.

While location plays a huge role in determining if numbers work out for any deal, I like to keep an open mind.

@Sherry Gao Quinn was asking if it is a landlord friendly state, not how to determine if a neighborhood is a good area.

You will need to determine her additional yearly costs and reduce her rent accordingly.For the first year you will need to do monthly comparisons to last year and send her a refund check.

Trying to research as much as i can before bidding on a property.I have access to public recorded documents, such as mortgages on properties, however on properties that have multiple mortgages to the same person on the same house through the same lender, i cant seem to determine which lien holder position is foreclosing (1st mortgage or 2nd mortgage). 

How do you determine what to offer on a house?