So I recently purchased my first investment property. It is a duplex and I just finished renovating the downstairs and have it on the market. The area is not bad but also not great (rural town). Thanks to the advice o...

If it is a Apartment complex I might not bother if it doesnt affect them directly.

Try wholesaling first to come up with the funds if you don't have easy access to the 3.5% needed for the down payment.

Did you do any kind of lease addendum when she swapped apartments?

They've set guidelines for their comfort levels on things like:  Location, Property type - SFH, Multi-family, Apartment complex, commercial, other - etc. 

Here is info from the California Apartment Association that can be found at www.noprop10.org PROP 10 REPEALS A HOUSING LAW WITH NO SOLUTION.

I do like Jason's idea of putting it toward the house and using a HELOC to access the equity.

There is a a leaky faucet in third floor bathroom which has created damage to second floor's bathroom ceiling in addition to some other possible pipe/water issue as it was mentioned that after taking a shower water was found directly outside of the bathroom on the floor of the third floor apartment .  

Looking for contractors for bids, and a valuation 'as is' I'm a licensed agent, but I don't have access to the MLS in Hastings where I would typically could pull some of the information on comps etc. 

I’m just stuck on how to get access to a big lump sum to start me out.