Ask what their plans are - do they want to stay or go.

I really love the idea of rentals but man it's hard to stay motivated with all the negativity around you not only from people you know but even some professionals in certain businesses.

You are saying if people disagree, they will attack you but if they support you, they will stay silent and leave you to the wolves?

I have a 6 bedroom house in DC and want to rent out five of the bedrooms individually  and stay in one of the bedrooms myself.

Do you think building a nice website to outline all benefits of the lot size/location, nearby amenities, pretty pictures and video and a clean way to submit bids and stay in touch with me...would all that be overkill? 

Stay on top of your PM though.  

Rooms tend to have MUCH less wear and tear on the entire unit because people tend to stay in their rooms.Vacancies will vary.

@Rusha Jayasuriya You shouldn't stay away from the property just because of foundation issue.

Thank you, I will stay east of Calhoun St. as a rule of thumb for now unless something shifts. 

Couple that with the money you spent to get to that point maybe it's less than you expected at the end.Now you could do a 1031, reduce some of those costs and taxes but again that assumes you can find something as the replacement.Or maybe you find something that cash flows and goes up 5% yr or stays flat....