I am currently looking through the boards trying to find an investor friendly real estate agent in Cincinnati, though preferably licensed in KY as well, so I'm obviously still early in the process of trying to find the right team members.

Tennessee has no state income tax and is very business friendly.

All you need to do is put it into an investment that comes out in a short period...with friends ($$$$), then put it (and the friends) back in again, and keep repeating this. 

A friend of mine who’s a realtor is telling me I have major equity.

Find a private money lender (friends/family)4.

Also I've dealt with Blackhawk pretty extensively and they've always been very real estate friendly! 

I have friends and family in Ohio that can check in on the work, but not every day the contractor/subcontractors will be at the property.

Late feeQuickBooks Online is really not a Landlord's best friend.

Louis and have family and friends there, it makes a lot of sense to invest there.

I have done what I can in the last couple of months to be as friendly helpful and outgoing to the landlord as possible, such as to get on to his good side.Now, when he goes to sell the property, I would very much like to acquire it and have adjacent neighboring duplex rental properties.