The area seeing a lot of investment...recent hotels and city functions relocating, etc.

Laminate is an awful product for rentals and specifically for long term rentals as any water compromises the function and look of the flooring. 

They could be years away from a buying decision.Worse, most of the leadgen programs on ZTR provide sales leads to 3 or more agents, so it becomes a "speed to lead" function. 

A Roth IRA may not be rolled into such a plan, even if you are eligible to sponsor a Solo 401(k).Checkbook control using an IRA LLC may be more tool than a single syndication requires in terms of functionality, but could still end up saving you money on fees as vs using a custodian. 

Rent is always a function of space, basically a buck a foot - my biggest mistake ten years ago when I bought my first duplex was size. it came down to two properties, and I went for the cheaper one: I could have bought the other one for 15% more money - and 50% more space. 

That’s like taking a step backwards, why get rid of two perfectly functioning bathrooms?

I do not paint for tenants but I make sure everything is clean and functioning.

With my experience as a lender, I am familiar with lending as it relates to primary, secondary, and investment properties across single family and condos, but my experience beyond those home classifications is non-existent simply because I do not directly provide any other solutions than what fit in the big bank box.

Making me assume the sump pump was not running/functioning and the water could have been there for even longer.I'm wondering what kind of damage the standing water in the crawl space could have caused. 

@Charlie Moore As the others have said, you really need to study fair housing laws in the location where the rental property s located.Here in Mass, source of income (including Section 8) is a protected class.  If