I’d say if you’re almost done, no harm in finishing it out and have that degree if you ever decided you want to use it.

But they are in neighborhoods that are renter dominated and the existing homes still sell for less than replacement costs.. so until those existing homes sell for more than they cost to replace you wont have any real building in the lower value areas unless its subsidized by Habitat or other non profits..

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Screening tenants to assess their cleanliness, habits, and personality is very difficult to gauge in about a half hour.  

A bad condo association can harm your investment.

It should become a habit and be sure not to forget paying attention to your driving, running over one of the neighborhood kids will not be a good thing.

Adrian Jones You are responsible to put the house back to code unless the city will say that it is grandfathered, yours is a great example: a non-habitable space converted into a habitable space that has no permit means that you are responsible to convert that back or get the permit for it, meaning prove to the city bldg and safety that the space is safe to live in, remember that everything is tied to a code, there is slim to none chance of that having approved but the possibility of approval is there.

At this point in my life I've come to a realization, that If you want to be a successful person, you must exhibit successful habits and behaviors, I am going to work to being more disciplined than I've ever been from budgeting money to Time Management and better sleep and fitness/nutrition habits.

It doesn't qualify because FHA requires the home to be in a certain habitable condition prior purchase because the point of the loan is for it to be owner occupied.

If the birds are harmful to neighbors and or property, enforce the clause RIGHT NOW.