Ask to speak with some of their current owners and current/former tenants.

You could either sell or rent the in-laws' home for a year, move to Arkansas, live in the duplex for a year and move back if you decide you don't like it.

Owner occupied united increased by 8.4%"Still, although the overall share of households that rented decreased, the number of rented units increased by over a million units (43.3 million to 44.6 million)."

This will help you understand your options and decide if it's the right time to hire a pro. 

The sale evidently resulted in Quest’s owners getting zippo (hearsay, working to confirm that). 

Here are a few quick FAQs that can help you decide how much you should prioritize staging as you prep for your move.What Is Home Staging?

We've decided that we'll likely look for something somewhere in Guanacaste because we want beach AND proximity to airport (LIR).We go each August to visit her family. 

April, have you seen the recent pro-formas they are putting out on these properties that suddenly become available..basically, the properties that investors decided to drop once they asked for massive price increases?

You can't decide which one to choose based on the minimal information you provided.

But generally speaking the training business is just like any other small to mid size corporation.. you only have one owner or CEO and they manage folks under them..