There were some minor cosmetic things that needed to be taken care of in the empty unit and a couple of the windows outside needed to be properly capped but we could tell that all of the major things were fairly new.

If you have a property or two, Nevada and Arizona both have good protections for LLCs **when done properly**.

Your ability to get the proper financing might factor in as what you end up doing. 

If you want to keep them put them on a month to month lease and if they do not move out by the fall I would give them the proper notice that you are not renewing to get them out.

It may be accurate to say that I don't yet understand how to properly utilize the equity I've built in my properties, but I plan to learn.

If you can't find it on the MLS it might because the agent may have not properly written the subdivision info on it and/or it might have been on a different MLS.

It was not properly permitted by the city.

Also, I am working with a RE lawyer within the area and with proper documentation, he shouldn't be able to take a lien or sell the property.

Making money on the buy is an old saying, but it is really making equity on the buy.My final comment "Lastly is you make money on the buy not the sell." regardless of it's age will withstand the test of time for the simple reason that purchasing properly regardless of market conditions greatly enhances your odds of having equity.

@Caleb Heimsoth The maintenance guy brought the HVAC guy with him and they confirmed that the central isn't working or installed properly.