Because you don't have a plan.I only recommend selling a property if you have a place to put the money and produce a greater return, or if selling moves you closer to your goals.

If the unit is income producing for 2 years, you can use that income on your DTI. 

What do you do if your house burns down or is destroyed in a storm, and you can't produce the deed? 

Despite that, it didn't produce much income and they abandoned the idea.

Hello members, I am a first time investor recently moved back to Michigan, my focus was primary residents and after moving back, I had to rent my previous house out in New York which is producing some good income.

We are considering purchasing an income making property and business combined, 10 acres 3300 sq ft home and barn. Venue is rented out for mostly weddings. Current revenue last 3 years (as worked part time) is 75-95k a...

 - your market has produced one of the best residential returns in the nation for this century

You can get tamper-proof shower heads that cannot be "screwed off" ... many manufactures produce one or more such models.We install low-flow shower heads (1.25 - 1.5 USG/min) in all our units and have never had complaints or issues with tenants removing them.  

In general, it is preferable to reduce or eliminate debt that is not producing cashflow before investing so your personal balance sheet shows more assets than liabilities.It sounds like you are in a great position being a year away from paying off your vehicle and student loans.

However particularly for high revenue or six figure producing properties, operators can theoretically employ a full time and designated manger for a lower total cost.