My wife and I are expecting our first child in February and would love to have some cash flow outside of our daily jobs.

The contractor reports to me that there's cats everywhere, the place SMELLS like ammonia..... he even refused the job because he got a terrible allergic reaction and the place smelled too bad.....Other than annoying instances of having to wait for him to get us cheks a couple days late, he hasn't been a problem.....But I fear the place will have a permenant smell, and who knows what other pet damage there is.....Should I threaten eviction?

That's nice to know!

I do have a full time job as a construction manager with a focus on construction cost and schedule controls.

Her apartment is also nice and in one of the best spots in the city.So, what's the best way to get rid of her? 

Locations close to prat and whitney would be ideal, especially since pratt will be adding close to 15k jobs through out CT.New britain is mostly working class, areas near the CCSU campus might be ideal.Other cities to consider.... hartford, bridgeport, and maybe waterbury... but be careful of the neighborhoods you buy in.Good Luck... 

In my opinion, there's not substitute for hiring a contractor who specializes in stucco and pay them to access the project on-site and quote the job.  

The end goal is to have a substantial amount of passive income as well as build equity, to have additional security for my family in case something were to ever happen to myself or my job.  

The $840 mortgage and expenses are covered nicely by $750 in rent (housemate on my primary residence) and $1550 in gross rent on the duplex. 

I would eventually like to quit my job and work in real estate investing full time.