Will the Rehab that you have effectively done make up for a market correction thus allowing you to pull equity from the property to properly Repeat the process or do you just have to wait for the market to bounce back before you can refinance?

@Andrew Schrader - If renting a house for $1,000 or house hacking a duplex with an effective rent of $200 were my ONLY options, I would buy the duplex. 

We signed a new one year lease that went into effect 90 days later.

(This has the nice effect of making them feel like they are one of the favorites, regardless of the whether they are or are not.)3.

Is it cost effective? 

This first posting is to get experienced advice on insurance, advertising, property management, cleaning and handyman services, llc structure etc.Chris

The "loan shark" and the "con man" technique can be equally effective.... you get what YOU want....

In effect you have tied up your cash to BUY cash flow.

I am trying to determine reasonable cleaning prices to go with a checklist for a tenant who has been served notice.

Many investors have found that mail and phone campaigns are effective in finding the off-market leads.