Continue to learn and you can 1031 all or some of your properties to buy 50+ units in about 5-10 years and hire a dedicated Property Manager to manage the 50+ units based on your long term goal to live overseas.These are what I can think of at this time, I will be happy to answer some of your concerns over the phone about the Houston, Texas market.Let's connect and see how I can help.I wish you Goodluck with the sale of your inherited property and in all your full-time endeavors.

There is a learning curve to self managing so if you are new to the business, hiring a PM company is actually pretty smart.  

All of these are self-managed, with some help of others of course but I do look forward to expanding to hire a PM company.

(Mistake 6) - I ended up taking the project over and hiring all of the needed subs.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

Maybe I should instead just hire my own agent? 

If you want to get a more in depth report hire a structural engineer to inspect the home. 

They tried to hire an electrician to repair the balast of a 1970s fluorescent light for $150 + overrides. 

She claimed that there are still ants in the apartment and wanted me to hire pest control.

Hire an attorney that's actually experienced with evictions and get it done.