A good gauge of performance for a full time rental is roughly 10% of valuation (A $1M home should generate $100K+ in gross revenue.) 

It's essential to do your due diligence and perhaps consider investing in more established or upcoming neighborhoods.Property Taxes: New Mexico's property taxes are relatively low in comparison to other states.

This requires more than I can type here in this reply, but essentially there can be more moving parts unless you do it in a sequence.  

Two flats are essentially just houses.... they trade like houses and there is a lot of emotion involved.

That said it is possible that you need to evaluate your stays and decide if it is worth taking shorter stays or sticking to some longer stays to reduce your time commitment and maximize the revenue for time invested.

For example, when I was in my large public accounting firm days, I worked on a tax return for a client who had $500m+ net revenue over hundreds/thousands of locations across 25+ states.

Hi Ryan --- I am a co-host in Dallas, TX and use MTR strategy to maximize revenue for me and other investors.

How much longer will it take for her to finish he cleaning and painting to her liking, while your losing rental income on the other unit by her essentially occupying 2 units?

You spend so much money before you make a dime of booking revenue.

Research the Market:It's essential to comprehend the local real estate market before you start flipping residences.