That could end up being a full-time job.Second, I don't understand how the GC is getting paid. 

Tech industry isn't so bad right now for a full-time gig to build some hard money but Phoenix is definitely up there now thanks to those pesky Californians... like myself lol.

Honestly, a savvy tenant would suddenly turn their dog into a therapy animal and you would be stuck with it anyway.You are likely to be money ahead just riding it out rather than fighting and paying attorneys.

Most where value-add situations in which I was able to help with the "full picture" so to speak by giving them estimated purchase cost, value-add cost, after-repaired value, and estimated sale price. 

My personality type is one that would result in me being as active in real estate as some full-time agents are, and the busier I am the more efficient I become.

@Jay Hinrichs After 4 1/2 years as a full-time flipper/wholesaler/sometimes-landlord, I am 50 hours into the 90 hour agent course. 

Doing a full-blown rehab is one thing, doing a quick cosmetic turnover (replace carpet and paint) is another.   

Hey everyone I just recently graduated from college and currently work full time in Washington D.C.

Typically the adjoining property owners will fight you especially if its single family residential, but you need to prepare a solid presentation to the Town that your plans are the best use for the property and more specifically monetarily for the Town and its residents.  

I started looking for value ad opportunities and changed from duplexes to single family for a more hands off management, which is what I needed to scale up while still working for a global company.The following years the rehabs got more involved and the properties got more expensive, because I started to realize that only a certain quality of neighborhood would allow me to do a full blown gut rehab and not lose equity in the process.