Just kind of a "no big deal, I'll let you out of the lease as long as you pay until the end of the month that you leave" type of message.

Maybe change your strategy, market, or property type. 

I've had a great interest in real estate since my high school days in NYC, and it all started with the love that I have for reading different types of business books.

You need an assemly line approach, which is repeatable.Work the math backwards, determine how many units you need and what type of debt service they can carry for the deisred cash flow.

A complete house repaint can make sense to contract, but for smaller projects, if you don't want to do them yourself, the best bet is a hourly handymen type of service.

.- does anyone have experience with this type of property (rental that was then flipped and sold in the 18-month-ish time period)- How do we avoid capitol gains? 

My experience of the HOA in my scenario has been that they are very slow in communication and are reluctant to provide pertinent documentation.

I would personally keep it as a rental, unless you think you can find a property that you could purchase and confidently say you can cashflow significantly more money and have the type of appreciation you has had in that property.By saying that you are in a great neighborhood, and seeing the appreciation you has had, do you think the value is going to keep going up at a good pace?

Hey Victor, I'm local and do all types of investing and I'm well connected. 

Hi @Kelvin Ng- some lenders lend directly to personal name but this is based on by state/property type.