Single-Family Home Concerns: Your worry about renting out a 5-bedroom home once your current tenants move out is valid.

So if I'm understanding you I should completely remove myself from these situations moving forward?

Short-term is to move into the space by January 2022 (as my lease ends then) and live there for at least 1-2 years.If I get the duplex, I would house-hack until it was my time to move somewhere else and rent both spaces within the duplex.

I’ve flipped before but I want to keep moving forward.

@Keegan Darby , any assumption would be determined by your Loan Docs (The Note), and the servicer should be contacted to determine the process if it is assumable.

What realistically can be achieved if one starts lean and mean, with couple of thousands of dollars to invest in marketing and pick up as things move forward?  

I'm definitely more on the conservative side so I wouldn't move to work on my portfolio full-time until it makes financial sense.

Move all properties to my LLC which I did in early 2024 and keep them there. 

Trying to convince your buyers that these sub $100k rust belt houses in Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo etc....are better for long term appreciation than one of the most desirable cities on the planet isn't the move.

Cash out, move on to the next deal.