Fees should be clearly stated, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Start renovating the vacant unit and also give proper notice of non-renewal to the tenant on day 1 of ownership.

Also if you don’t learn on to estimate cost yourself you will be taken advantage of by most Contractors I would suggest you take the time to learn “I know it’s not the easy way” and that way you will have a understanding of your real cost if you decide to rehab or self or hire a GC.  

It can also take two years or more get your first home on the property and filling a new park is not easy. 

I analyze deals off the MLS in Cleveland and not all of them make sense but most of them will be an easy $200 cash flow after maintenance, CApX, PM and repairs.

I'm willing to bet that your flooring contractor is charging per sq. foot which means he makes more money by doing it the easy way.I'll be doing a flooring job soon and the only place I will be putting the flooring underneath anything is in the bathroom where it will go under the toilet and vanity only because it would be virtually impossible to install the vinyl planks in the small spaces between them and the walls and the tub. 

I noticed there are multiple doors that do not close properly without jamming including the front door which hopefully is not due to foundation shifting, our contractor said its more than likely just a build up of moisture filling up inside and all the wood expanding and warping.

Driving the neighborhood is an easy way to do this... if you see a bunch of dumpsters in driveways and on the street where renovations and new builds are happening it is pretty safe to say that area is hot.Here are a few links that may be helpful:https://destinationgno.com/https://www.nola.com/neighborhoods/2015/04/new_orl...https://www.nola.com/300/2017/07/where_yat_good_qu...This one is meant to be funny, but it is actually fairly accurate:  https://judgmentalmaps.com/post/98323841965/neworl...https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-neighborh...https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/la/new-orleans/r...https://realestate.nola.com/realestate-news/2018/0...https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/artic...https://crime-heatmap.herokuapp.com/Good luck and happy investing!

Mom and Pop/hobby  landlords in many states are easy pickings.

Fees should be clearly stated, easy to understand, and justifiable.