The marketing copy and photo captions, professional photos, and weekly activity on the OTA listing, makes a big difference in bookings.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

I’ve had my share of challenging deals too— but the payout made it all worth it.Curious - would you handle the cash-for-keys offer differently next time, or was riding it out the best call?  

The little touches can make a big difference! 

Your loan would be on a different property so no financing on the property you are buying. 

I found a property in my area that would produce decent cash flow and appreciation; however, I would have to use funds from a HELOC on a different rental property for the down payment.

@Bob Asad I like the individual sub account method escrow account, but there are multiple different ways to hold security deposits and multiple laws in different states.

Buy and large I manage these rentals and we think of it as my side venture, not his.i already have the LLC but my tax guy won't file the rental in the llc because he says I need more than one rental and probably a Different kind of business entity.

Alternatively, your brother could buy your share, which would result in capital gains tax for you on the difference between your share's original cost and its current value.

I realize there are Regional differences.