To meet code now days you can’t just have 4 circuits anymore, so I would be very clear about what is being performed by the electrician when they say full rewire to code compliance.

That's called LAZY marketing.You need to market the rental extensively through:- Craigslist- Facebook Marketplace- asking existing tenants for referrals- Zillow- seeking out Property Managers managing other properties in the area (they might get calls from tenant prospects but they don't have any vacancies)- put multiple signs (if allowed by your city) in busy intersections- Apartments.com- Rentalhouses.com- Rent.com- same thing with PM, call other landlords in the area- GoSection8.com (once you get your units section 8 qualified)If after doing the above, you're getting hundreds of tenant prospects and you're still not getting good tenants, then it could be a problem with your criteria being too strict (or too much - like getting 2XSD) or it could be the property/location being not so desirable (like the bar you mentioned).

Since you qualify for 121 by having lived in it for 2 out of the previous 5 and since you qualify for 1031 because it is being used as an investment you can take advantage of both sections of the code.

I've used them to set door codes, message/call guests, schedule cleaners, adjust thermostats, monitor cameras, CRM management, end to end processing of rental applications, etc. 

Allowing uneducated renters to make electrical changes is very risky - I've seen all sorts of crazy stuff that may 'work' but is clearly not code or safe.  

What you need to know about HSV is home prices vary wildly, by zip code. 

I received a tax certificate today from the State of Alabama with a memorandum stating that Code 40-10-21 provides in part: “upon assignment it shall be the duty of the assignee to assess the property within thirty days of receiving the assignment.

Each property you do you'll form a new LLC that is strictly for that property and defines ownership/splits by LPs and the GP (Blue Estate LLC).Lastly, you're basically asking for an entire business plan from start to finish.

Strictly commercial like a strip mall? 

Below is RL Property Management's current monthly rents per square foot in various zip codes in and around Columbus, Ohio.