Im not 100% sure what you are suggesting.

If it's steady, your job is to make it more steady by spending to do the repairs and upgrades early, not late, and then capitalizing long-term on that in rent.

I understand that for high-income earners, this is not a big concern because they supplement their primary job.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with zero or negative relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560, little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

(then you also don't need to worry about the time crunch of a 1031I would suggest just selling and sitting on the money until a truly attractive offer comes your way.

Otherwise, they will screw you for their own compensation.Inspector: You want an unbiased and competent professional that will properly do their job and document it.

Contractors usually bid the job...

Great job Joshua! 

I would also suggest doing what you can with your skill set.For example, you could create a video course about XYZ, the only that you know that you can teach someone.

What do you suggest?