I love the smartkey locks. super easy to re-key on my own. problem solved.https://www.kwikset.com/products/details/light-com...

As far as local meetups go, here is a good one: https://www.meetup.com/DFW-REI-Meetup-by-Propelio/ It is put on by Propelio, so there is a little bit of promotion of their product but it isn't more then a few minutes of plugs.

We have excellent credit, other properties with equity, etc., I just would rather not keep all the conversion costs in the property for a year. 

Figure out the After Repair Value (ARV) - this is the amount the house will typically sell for in excellent condition to an owner occupant.

You'll find Max on YouTube and his Facebook is excellent.

I would take the tax free gains on that property and reinvest that in a more productive asset.

Our KREIA is one of only six REIAs in the country that is still a nonprofitThe KREIA does an excellent job and I do hope this organization continues to grow.

@Robin SearleThats excellent advice!

Here are things I also consider in my model (but I'm also an excel guru and work in investment management firm so i'm good with number crunching):estimated annual appreciation of (but you can bypass this if you assume that increase in your rent offsets all the expense increases):1. assets2. rents3.

From what I understand, it's partially to persuade people to upgrade to a pro account but mostly to prevent the forums from being flooded by PM's, agents, contractors, wholesalers, flippers, etc. who are just looking to advertise their products/services.