Tenants themselves have actually done a lot of improvements to property as well.  

It reall really depends on the where, neighborhoods there alternate between b- (at best) to d- street by street. i do think long term the area will stabilize and improve, especially with all the flipped homes there and on both sides of Maryland Parkway, but theres still alot of room for improvement.

Gross income of all units is $1600/month with room to be increased by $50-$100 after basic improvements (paint, laminate)Just want to confirm with you all that the numbers make sense and I’m not crazy for taking this leap!

So there's a bunch of ways to improve your properties. 

Does anyone have some home improvement pros they like and would recommend in Jackson, MS?

My desire would be to take profits from other sales to add hard improvements to the property and rent those remaining four lots out for tiny homes/mobiles. 

Your gain is the difference between the adjusted cost basis (purchase price-depreciation recap+capital improvements) and the net sales price. 

As you get months down the road from the point when the inquiries happened, your credit score will improve again provided you are keeping healthy credit traits.

You're going to have to make some significant improvements.

They’re probably not aware of the complications it causes, and may be willing to improve the situation on their own.