Put it on there first before you even contact a realtor, you might get lucky and sell it, and avoid half the commission, who knows?

Similar get the drains scoped.  

The repairs are starting to get more expensive and I'm not sure how to handle all these requests.

If so, please send me a DM and let's connect and get you plugged into the local REI community as that's my hometown too!

If you can get a good tenant, it should cash flow very well

To be good at Section 8, you have to understand what you are getting into, how the system works, the variability of tenancy, and you need to be on it all the time.I think people keep asking about this because the government pays you.

Hi guys, I’m considering trying a home equity sharing agreement to get some cash from the equity in my home. 

Divide that by your total investment of $100 and you get -25%, not 12.5%.

(Which these duplexes will be until an LLC is established) But I wonder if there are benefits to earning my real estate license? 

I'd be happy to get you both connected as those are great places to get started and meeting people in the community.