Would it be wise to continue with my original plans and run the high risk of having bad tenants in my first landlording experience or should I sell then use  what I've learned to properly analyze and purchase my second property?

@John BoychukYou are right that we still have to give the 90 days notice for someone who's been there for 2+ years (we currently have one tenant to whom we gave notice who's supposed to leave by end of february).Correct me If I'm wrong but when you have an annual lease, you can't break it mid-lease, even with proper notice unlike month to month.

@Nathan Faucett Call Proper insurance and start there.

Generally, you can ask them to leave with proper notice, which is usually 30 days, but may be 60.

The proper way to do it is to sell your investment property and do a 1031 exchange. 

Then they will also charge an extra $250 so they collect the proper amount this year.

I do this for a few reasons, one is I was to make sure they are done properly and I want to know if something is not working. 

Is there a way to pair this where the $14k annual gift to alleviate some taxes?

Any property that is actually acquired during the 45 day identification period is deemed to be properly identified.

Maybe the sewer is not vented properly and gases are pushing back into the homes?