My strategy would be to have a property manager do pretty much everything, I'm okay with minimal cashflow because we both have great W2 jobs. 

Fortunately I was able to get out of my contract with comparatively minimal loss. 

Investor Consequences: Longer Tenure, Lower Vacancy Rates: Reduced tenant turnover can help minimize vacancy rates, saving costs related to marketing, leasing, and repairs.

The property required no renovations, allowing for a quick turnaround with minimal investment.

Cut free of your "golden handcuffs" with the minimal interest rates on these properties and sell them all (or the biggest headache properties) and do a 1031 exchange into a bigger property or package of multi families where the cash flow is better, numbers make sense, and you can streamline property maintenance and management rather than having 6 different single family homes. 

Keeping your costs low by choosing investments with minimal fees will further enhance your returns.

Cut in the easement road, cleared overgrown timber to lighten up the previously dark property.

Cut in the easement road, cleared overgrown timber to lighten up the previously dark property.

For smaller properties, my initial instinct is that the effort is not worth the few dollars a month you will make, but if it is nothing more than calling a few vendors to get pricing, it could be worth the minimal effort.

Looking for the best way to purchase another property with minimal cash up front.