Then our plan is to do a 1031 exchange by grouping several of these properties together in 2022 into larger deals that can create more cash flow and where we can delay paying taxes, hopefully forever. 

I caught several that way

I was told not to by the Mrs. but after running the numbers several times, I made a stupid low offer and the buyers the wanted out.

With several hundred units I can tell you going paperless is the best option.

Not sure if this means the house was rented previously or not, meaning that since we purchased the house we have yet to receive any payments.We tried calling "our" Pm company several times, as well as email but the person rarely replies.

That is not the case, there are several different values.

We thought about replacing it with a duplex-it is zoned R2-I ran the numbers several times; but decided it was better to let someone with more expertise enjoy that process.

I plan to have an inspection done and have several GC's come bid on the job after I have a property under contract but I'm stuck on how I'm going to properly analyze a deal before then in order to make an offer without knowing a realistic rehab budget.I know once I do a few deals I'll learn the associated rehab costs pretty quickly and have a much better understanding but how would you suggest I proceed on my first deal or two? 

Condo fulfills several criteria1. cheap within the price range with no mortgage2.Easy to manage3.

All of them on the lease, jointly and severly liable i think is what you need to say.Make sure youare within any local guidelines on unrelated people.