We leverage Airdna and Airbtics data and I personally recomend looking at every data source humanly possible and plugging in your best estimates for conservative, ok, good, and best as well as your best possible estimates for expenses in order to really get a firm grasp of the potential profit. 

I’m considering selling and using the proceeds to reinvest in a long term rental closer to where I live but before I do, I am curious if you think a rental management company may be able to help boost rentals, thus making this a profitable property? 

Quote from @Matthew Paul: If the man wanted to he could sell the house and keep the profit  Are you willing to insure the OP if she buys the house?

The STR loophole can offset your active income via accelerated depreciation with a cost segregation study, but ensure the property is profitable as an STR, with LTR as a backup.

Where do I find the stats/analytics to compare if it would be more profitable to buy storage units/qualdruplex/residential, for example.

Since the goal is to revitalize these areas, property values—both for homes and rental properties—are expected to increase as the neighborhood improves.Community Impact:Of course, the main goal of any investment is to generate a profitable return.

We held it for a little over two years with tenants in place for about 15 months and then sold for a profit.

The problems are with the inexperienced under capitalized people studying wholesaling strategies as put forth by a variety of guru/mentors and the temptation these people feel when they smell a profit.   

You’ll also want the last 12-24 months of profit and loss statements and bank statements to verify income and expenses.

Spell out the complete agreement of how expenses, profits (or losses), and other responsibilities are to be split—put everything in writing.Do a background check on the partner to confirm there are no outstanding liens, judgments, or active lawsuits against them.Hope these suggestions help.