It might be a combination, I suggest you speaking with an experienced professional who can help you navigate through your decisions. 

the alkyd garage epoxy is reacting with the chemicals used to remove the wallpaper, plus the oil paint combined with latex....WAY too many chemicals going on here....

If I combine the 1% rule with the 50% rule, I get 6% returns per year on an asset that usually at least keeps up with inflation and has a lot less volatility than traditional equity.

To figure modified adjusted gross income, combine all the amounts used to figure adjusted gross income except don’t take into account:Passive income or loss included on Form 8582,Any rental real estate loss allowed to real estate professionals (defined under Activities That Are Not Passive Activities, earlier),Any overall loss from a PTP, The taxable amount of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, (some guidance has taxable IRA - Added by JL)Deductible contributions to traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and section 501(c)(18) pension plans,The domestic production activities deduction, The deduction allowed for the deductible part of self-employment taxes,The exclusion from income of interest from series EE and I U.S. savings bonds used to pay higher education expenses, The exclusion of amounts received under an employer's adoption assistance program, orThe student loan interest deduction.So essentially start with AGI and reverse the above.

If the space is nice then maybe you consider duplexing down and combining to make a larger 1st floor unit. 

The search function NEEDS to be improved.

Salary/fee based jobs at Redfin or similar positions in agents teams are just that—your just another employee doing one function, not the whole transaction.

If you put a level of thought and effort into the function and style of each room you’ll offer a better experience and reap better reviews which equates to more $$$$$$.

I’ve used a combination of methods to build my portfolio but now I’m looking for outside help, thanks!!

Or some combination.