November to March tends to be the slowest leasing period so you are likely fighting that battle, but if you aren't at least beginning to receive more inquiries or having showings without tenants at minimum interested in a mid March/April move-in there are two potential issues: the home is over priced compared to competition or the property is inferior in condition.

Fight on!

My question is have any of you ever had self doubt and how do you fight it. 

What are you trying to accomplish, what’s the upside to fight all the additional downsides I’ve pointed out?

If the zoning map was altered where all 2-4 units were now RT-4 then developers couldn't just tear them down to make SFH and building owners wouldn't need to fight the city to increase density. 

They could put up a fight.

After attending industry meet-ups and conferences, I learned that the fighting/disagreements between the Nelson Brothers (Patrick and Brian) had been ongoing for years.

it's been a while since i tried to fight this fight, i'll look into it more again tomorrow to see what updates ive missed!

Spokane has recently changed zoning and development policies to be much more friendly to making additions so you won't be fighting too much red tape.

When something goes wrong, you can find the best contractor for the job, who can make the repairs right away, and now your tenants are happy, and you have minimized the time you would have spent speaking to your tenants about the delay or fighting a warranty company.