A friend of mine who’s a realtor is telling me I have major equity.

Find a private money lender (friends/family)4.

Also I've dealt with Blackhawk pretty extensively and they've always been very real estate friendly! 

Hopefully this ebook will help: https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/jayhelms/file/10-step-guide-to-buying-and-holding-a-small-multi-family-rental-property 

I have friends and family in Ohio that can check in on the work, but not every day the contractor/subcontractors will be at the property.

Late feeQuickBooks Online is really not a Landlord's best friend.

Louis and have family and friends there, it makes a lot of sense to invest there.

I have done what I can in the last couple of months to be as friendly helpful and outgoing to the landlord as possible, such as to get on to his good side.Now, when he goes to sell the property, I would very much like to acquire it and have adjacent neighboring duplex rental properties.

One of my friend has a MLS account and she told me this is what my place is worth.

If I were in your shoes, I'd probably have a frank and friendly with the tenant and talk a big, threat free game, but point out that her lease does not allow for animals and that she did not disclose the animal to you.