Sell them now.After you read some more books, blogs, videos, whatever, and get a better feel for finding below market properties, then you can start to think about getting into a house again.

There are lots of ways out of most deals/contracts and professional courtesy usually causes nearly all sale fails to result in the buyer getting their EM back (especially in residential), even if it's more for practical rather than "letter of the law" reasons. 

@Jr Trotta Dislcaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the following: Housingalerts.com (Ken Wade) has two videos of the top 50 markets on YouTube.

If you do it correctly by hiring professionals, this will be a much better experience.

It sounds elitist but someone suggested making a forum only for "professionals" (vs. the simple pay-for 'pro' designation which doesn't say anything about your experience). 

No cats were in his unit and the carpet was professional cleaned before he moved in. 

If you're a real estate professional for tax purposes that doesn't apply.

It has nothing to do with rent.The only correct way to estimate monthly reserves for capex is exactly what any professionally managed HOA does.

As a real estate professional I am looking for buyers and sellers to either get rid of their 1031 purchase or to use it to purchase property

Not a book - but I second YouTube - you would not believe what they have dozens of videos on.