Educate yourself on the local market, network with other investors and agents, and always have a solid plan in place before making any investments.

Sorry to hear your self managing isn't going as planned...finding good tenants is tricky!

It sounds like you’ve got a solid foundation with your rental property, and I love the ambition behind your plans to build a property management and maintenance company—it’s a great way to take control of your investments while creating additional opportunities.Best of luck to you! 

If you get enough properties and plan on doing this, build a team of construction workers. 

Are you looking at turn-key investment or do you plan to purchase and rehab?

You’re up 40% over your withdrawal plan.

The house is offered to the buyer at the ARV price, and we explain how we plan to rehab the property and its worth after repairs (ARV).The end buyer has to make a commitment of at least 10% of the ARV, provide proof of funds, and other documents required to list the property on our website.

It might take a large financial institution with capital for “brainpower” and marketing, and financial and reputation strength to design as well as create a trading market for this type of security. 

To keep her expenses down.My plan is to rent the duplex out agian with new tenants and cash flow for about a year or two until I see the market become a seller market.

(I did not hear the noise or  care but those much closer to the house did) so be careful with these kinds of plans  in the middle of a residential neighborhood.