Also we were making changes to layouts which would have meant it would be difficult to maintain.

Or are these tenants that checked out, looked great on paper and had great history and decided to cause problems after moving in?

In my area, I sometimes see sellers or investors selling NOTES that are performing, but they need the money and sell them cheap because the NOTE market is not very liquid like the stock market, or MLS for homes.If you run ads in local papers, run ads on bigger pockets, and really get the word out that you are looking to buy NOTES, you will begin to get people coming to you.  

Have you tried advertising in the university paper?  

My growth properties (more or less) offset my income properties, as anything I pick up during the year is going to either break even or show a loss on paper, by the time you consider depreciation, rehab costs, etc.

I have grown to love duplexes because they provide great returns and the layout can be anything from 1 bdrm, 1 bath units to 3 or 4 bedrooms, 2 bath.

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Can you conduct a basic analysis on a piece of paper or napkin?

We restarted a forum and it's now called Construction & Remodeling Diaries where you can post photos, ask for some advice on the layout or whatever else you want input on, and then as you move along on remodeling, keep posting! 

I would offer the tenant $50 to move out early and sign the paper you mentioned saying that if you really, really want to keep the date.