and wasting my time lol)12/10 tenant asked if her ex could come grab some other belongings left behind and come get the washer and dryer out.

Otherwise you waste a ton of time and angst for nothing.

And even if you are still paying thousands out of pocket every month, that's still better than wasting money on rent for two critical reasons: not only are you building equity in your primary residence, but your building a lot of equity very quickly because of the income from the tenants who are contributing to your mortgage. 

You'll just be wasting everyone's time - including your own. 

It's wasting away. 

I'm still new but learning daily, I have 1 rental right now and cash flowing 500 a month owe 120k on the house it is 1000 sq ft 3 bedroom 1 bath and is worth $330k I have had a couple people tell me I should sell it and and use the cash to buy 2 different places to have 2 assets instead of one. just wanted to get other opinions on this, with it cash flowing is it a good idea to off load it?   

So I am getting conflicting information and have wasted almost 2 weeks with the housing authority trying to get this through.

If you hound them with no intention, it's just a waste of time. 

Off-market deals can be great at times, but if the seller is not being realistic and asking for higher than market value then it just ends up wasting everyone's time.

No system is perfect, so don't waste your time chasing after the next shiny object.