However, transferring a mortgaged property to an LLC could trigger a due-on-sale clause, so consult your lender before doing so.While an LLC does not save taxes, it can make audits more straightforward and help present your rental as a business and you can combine all the hours from multiple STRS into one to meet the MP requirements.

In this day and age of zoom meetings and working from home, I don't believe there is much of a difference between investing in the US vs Australia if one is based in China.

Check out the CRREIA group which meets in Clifton Park for meetups.

Get listed on all the OTA’s and a direct booking site, use good management software like HostAway, use dynamic pricing software like pricelabs, use WiFi enabled smart locks like Schlage encode, use an email capture system for guests to login to WiFi like stayfi, use those captured emails to do marketing for your direct booking site, and automate scheduling and payments for cleaners and maintenance.

Start with networking, go to all events you can and follow up with who you meet.

Meet with the one owner and show him how we are doing on thinning and trimming his trees.  

You should run the computational both ways and think about its purpose according to the schedule for the further.

So they need to meet your standards, right? 

It is currently on a 15 year schedule and I have 12 years until paying it off. 

Full disclosure: I am a flat fee Broker.If you find the right buyer, your total listing/brokerage costs could be approximately $500 (assuming the buyer doesn't have an agent, or the net price after their buyer agent commission meets your goal).