The rate jumping from 3 to 7.5 jacks up the mortgage payment too high so I've decided to just sell it.

You need to meet one of them to be considered materially participating.Spend more than 500 hours on your rental businessDo substantially everything for the rental businessSpend more than 100 hours on the activity and no one other individual spends more time than you doSignificant participation activity for more than 100 hours, and your combined activity in all significant participation activities exceeds 500 hoursParticipating in the business for five of the 10 previous taxable yearsPersonal service activity (non income-producing) for three of the previous taxable yearsRegular, continuous, provable participation in the business for more than 100 hoursThe first three are the ones the majority of real estate investors will evaluate and attempt to qualify for....

.$25,000 non-refundable earnest money...

In addition, you do not distinguish if non-commercial MF (less than 5 units) or commercial MF (more than 4 units).  

Remote can be...Marketing, Lease Signing, Lockouts (install coded smart doors), background checks & screening, Virtual Tours, Payments (online or ACH debits)Live In Person (local team)...Showing units, Posting Notices, Evictions, Dealing with Complaints (some need live interaction), Maintenance Calls, Property Condition Tours, Meeting Utility Companies, Meeting Contractors, verifying Contractors work, Live personal touch with residents (can improve tenant relations depending on property), Cleaning, Turns, Police CallsThrough the years, I've learned that there are places to save money and places to invest. 

Duplex house - 2 units both 2/1 (good condition)Estimated sale price $310kQuoted payment 7.5% (25% down)$2068.96/month (assuming $150/mo for insurance and $293/mo for taxes)$87,149 cash to closeAnnual cash on cash return 3.6%cashflow $252 monthlyBoth units currently occupied and lease signed through April 2024I will be using property management for this property because it’s out of state for me. 10% fee. 

@Chris Seveney, as I am continuing to learn, I would not totally rely on audited financials, UNLESS, the audit goes all the way down to the property entities themselves and are auditing the cash flows from tenant payment through to full investment level, including owner contributions and distributions.  

Refinancing to conventional and dropping the PMI may help reduce payment which the higher balance might level out my guess is your PMI is about $215 a month.

I provided capital to the students to buy rentals or do fix and flips or if they had an IRA i provided non recourse lending for them.

I see it as a stable, mature market with slight but non-alarming negative indicatiors.