With wholesaling it gives you the freedom and ability to look up reliable comps at your own convenience.

Yes, it is too much to ask for a gov't service to provide something that "techy" and convenient.

We are in a very convenient location, 1 block from the main Ave, 3 blocks from the busiest part of downtown and 1 mile from the beach in Delray.

Your buyers should feel good that they are getting an old 3-story charmer with modern conveniences and high-efficiency.

BP is such a great resource for being able to bounce ideas off others.Right now I am leaning towards replacing the ugly dark brown carpet with a lighter colored carpet because a) having both lived and owned duplexes for a while, sound issues are quite important in long term happiness of tenants b) it will still be a significant improvement in how it appears currently and c) the lower tenant I want to keep happy for reasons I detail here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/98617-describe-your-best-tenant-ever

I'd lean towards selling.

I spend two hours of my time at my convenience on an open house, which equates to $90 of my time--much less than a 10% property management plus $200 finder's fee.My application screens for tenant criteria (job, lifestyle, etc.), which saves me time lost in telephone screening (to say nothing of telephone tag).Other than the time at the open house, I have zero time investment arranging and giving showings.By the end of the open house, I have a handful of qualified applicants, allowing me to prioritize and leverage the resources (my time and money) I invest in further screening (background and reference checks, "getting to know you/size you up" conversations, etc.).The open houses have always yielded and continue to yield solid, stable, long-term tenants.

That's what I do and it sure is convenient.

Additonally you have to become a member of one of the realtor associations that convenient to where you are located(i.e.

I'm leaning toward Dallas because I know the area better, but Houston intrigues me because of the strong economy and there's just seems to be a lot of fixer inventory there.