Doing it yourself makes sense if you are close enough, have the right personality and can act professional instead of getting emotionally involved, and you know how to figure things out on your own.

@Dave Foster currently used for personal use since I think the financing terms was that it cannot be used as a rental for a year.

Check around furnace, water heater, pipes, air filter, attic space, crawl space, garage, or whatever.If you see neglect or abuse by the tenant, don't address it in person where emotions can get in the way.

@Amanda Rose Take the emotions out of it and let the numbers tell you what to do. 

They don't know you from a hole in the wall and you don't know them either.Instead, you want your 'close' to be emotionally driven by focusing on the 7 questions you asked and reiterating any additional information you've been able to gather during your conversation.Sample close: Mr.

They take all the emotion out of it and it's all $$.

My friend provided them with the correct forwarding address, and the landlord just input it incorrectly, then did nothing once it was returned.Legally, she would have a pretty good chance to go to court and win with her refund plus more as this situation put her in financial, and emotional, distress.Goal in this order:1.

I think you have a few options here that, if you are divorced from the emotion of the property, will yield you good results.

-S Similar to @dave foster says a 1031 exchange would be a good option with low risk 

It is in the Foster Tower Building above Cheeseburger in Paradise-A $5k a month maintenance fee is a lot, even for Waikiki!