Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersLots of luck.

@Sarah MazeIt seems like you sell the house based on the headache and the amount of equity can be deployed to continue growing your portfolio. 

Just search for that term, get plugged into local real estate groups in your area, and seek out training or an instructor on that subject.  

Glenn Item Cost Property Survey $2,000.00 Phase 1 $4,000.00 Appraisal $4,000.00 Title Search/Insurance $3,000.00 Attorney $10,000.00 Accountant $3,000.00 Property Inspection $5,000.00

Based on all of your suggestions I decided to simply advertise the unit as an anticipated vacancy and mention in the ad that I can only show the place starting 07/01 and that it is available to rent anytime after that.

I need to find an asset based lender that is willing to base financing on the income of the property.

Doing a quick google search, I am not finding any groups here.

NOI, and thus cap rate, feeds into how much of a down payment is required b/c it feeds into the "sizing" of the loan.Many asset classes, like apartments and offices, have less than ideal in place cap rates today, so you need 35% or 50% down to buy them (unlike a DTI-based home loan, your personal W2 income cannot be used to significantly offset).

Does the local knowledge and contact base in a flat market outweigh the possible gains to be had in a growing market?

I did a brief search and didn't find anything that answered my question.