@Pundari Pothini, I know that you said passive opportunities do not suit your style (I'm assuming you mean syndications), but have you explored the option of joining a syndicator with a more active role?

When we originally purchased the property it is was not in the best of shape, but we cleaned house and we are actively renovating and beautifying the property.3.

And, some areas of Pflugerville have a lot of competition, so make sure you compare your asking rent price to similar homes that have already rented...not only to homes that are actively competing with yours. 

If you can offer more money than they can reasonably get from an auction AND do so in a way that absolves them from showing favoritism, then you may be able to pull it offas a banker myself as far as I know selling assets through a non-bid process is a NO-NO. but I can't speak for all banks.

When you say "look at Zillow for an idea on property values in the neighborhood" do you mean you're looking at sold properties, active properties, or the Zillow Zestimate?

You can always open from either side with a key and the thumb latch or you and the tenant can open the door by both activating the thumb latches simultaneously.

I'm neither a lawyer nor an accountant, but I recommend Googling "closely held corporation" and then asking your tax accountant how, if any, the proposed idea might impact your overall tax situation (https://www.irs.gov/faqs/small-business-self-employed-other-business/entities/entities-5: A closely held corporation is subject to additional limitations in the tax treatment of items such as passive activity losses, at-risk rules, and compensation paid to corporate officers.).I've read that when two closely held corporations owned by the same small group of shareholders do business with each other, the IRS sees a red flag because some people try using this approach to evade taxes.From my readings of personal finance articles, this additional scrutiny is based on whether there is an "arms length" between the two parties in a transaction. 

Had one lady complain it was too hot in Hawaii, had one complain it rained too much so they couldn’t enjoy all the activities they wanted to, and one just said how great it was. 

First, I would really like to step back away from having a lot of time consumed maintaining my home and divert it to learning and be actively investing in real estate.

It is not just valuables, it is also favorites.