I bought them all awhile back in anticipation of having a child one day.

But it appears we are in a transisionary period and I'm anticipating a gradual decline from peak levels unless something dramatically changes.  

Owning property in Newark is much more time consuming than I anticipated.  

There will be times it can be trying, and try to anticipate those situations before they happen.

My guess is you have not actually sat down and done the real math required or anticipated the headaches of being a landlord/investor.Assuming you are a hobby investor, you have surplus income to supplement your investment income monthly and you do not mind contributing cash monthly resulting in lowering your actual end profit who cares.It is a combination of investing and forced savings.

Renovations will take 2 weeks.I anticipate having a hard time finding a good renter during the fall/winter months, so I'm considering furnishing the bedrooms with beds, couch in the LR, and a table in the kitchen - very basic. 

I have put a boosted posting on my LLC's facebook page that we "anticipate a rare vacancy" and to keep watching for updates.You are not going to change your current tenant's behavior.  

We did OK with it, but made the mistakes of taking too long to complete, so the holding costs hurt us, and we ended up putting more into new electrical and a new water heater, which we hadn't anticipated.  

With the lengthy process now in place in our state since HSTPA 2019, and the anticipated gargantuan backlog of cases, you are looking at sometime in the fall before your case will even be heard. 

The key here I think wold be to get realistic ARV comps and  to have a rehab contractor get you accurate quotes on the fixing up the place - don't forget that in order to sell quicker - you may want to come in slightly less than the  comps so it is an attractive offer that moves fast - that also gets you a little padding in case some of the expenses are more than anticipated.