I’m active duty Air Force here in San Antonio.

Hi Dustin,     In my opinion, based on your big picture goal, It may be more effective to hold onto it until you meet the bank's eligibility criteria and then sell it while the market is still extremely hot with very low inventory (especially in Worcester!)

The U.S. is in much better shape and we still have a hot job market with high consumer spending.

I'm not familiar with vrbo and other sites- but you could at least set up your own dot com booking funnel/site & (legal- per air bnb -personally don't know?)

You’re able to learn the basics of a real estate investment with lower risk and build equity at the same time.If you're not interested in that you could invest in hot markets OOS.

Are these related to the air conditioners, or do they control the electricity for the entire house? 

After being a landlord of 4 doors for years, my wife and I decided on selling our property in the insanely hot Colorado market, and we set out on a road trip to find our new home.

Compete with new constructions with upgraded as granite or Quartz counter tops, central air and heat,and in unit laundry.

. :)You will need a degreaser, Dawn and hot water is excellent, gloves, a bucket, cleaning cloths, and a lot of elbow grease.

I am in Pinellas County as well and lately Holiday and Crystal River has been a hot spot.