Remind them that not all states require a landlord to make a reasonable attempt to find a new tenant when the current one wishes to break a lease (and unless the statutes have changed recently in your state Pennsylvania appears to be one state that does NOT require a landlord to do this);  however, if the TENANTS wish to put forth the effort to find a replacement tenant for themselves (passing your screening requirements of course) you will consider allowing them out of their lease.2.

You could prescreen them, but most people aren't going to pay application fees or allow you to run credit, etc without seeing the place first.

I've also started going to meetups around the city when time allows. 

Make sure you do a walk through before you make any offer and run your numbers including accurate comps and repair costs first to see if it's a good deal for yuou or not.SELLING PRICE FORMULA:ARV-30%-Repairs= Your Selling PriceMAO(Max Allowable Offer) FORMULA:ARV-30%-Repairs-Your Profit= MAO

I look forward to learning as much about real estate investing and strategies that will allow me to create a lifestyle of financial freedom and adventure!

But there are some jurisdictions and some judges who won't allow you to evict during the winter months. 

Also the loans allow us to pay them off early, make minimum payment for 30 years, or refinance if we choose.

Conforming rules allow for you now to convert your primary to an investment, regardless of your equity position.As for the Duplex, they should be able to utilize a rent schedule, done by the appraiser, included on the appraisal, in order to offset a large percentage of the PITI. 

If you put $5k into some updates that would allow you charge $800 for rent, your returns would look a LOT sweeter.

I think that it is the biggest thing to help allow for future growth of my portfolio.