If you are good with your numbers, you're already ahead of the game.  

Where your pushed up against the wall, does it make sense to still own the property?

@Ayyoub Aj go ahead and DIY manage.You'll either live with the phone calls and headaches or you'll want to hire a PMC eventually.Once you hire a PMC, you WILL have to "manage the manager". - It's part of owning rental real estate.

But it definitely puts you ahead of the game.

Quote from @Alex Moazeni: You are making the common mistake of allowing a tenant to push you around.This is your property.

I didn't buy it but I was sooo shocked that out of about 1000 women who joined that weekend 17 dl class which runs non stop all year (1000 women was just for that class), several women went ahead and bought the 10k course.

Plus availability .China-  would buy ahead your electric breaker boxes and out let connections.

I can fund the deal, but it will be a real push with time/energy (this will be my first year owning STRs).

Just a heads up this will not be tax free, it will be a pro-rated exclusion.

Population growth creates increased demand for housing, pushing rents higher.Rapid and Sustained Appreciation: In cities with abundant, low-cost land, new construction is often preferred over existing properties, limiting appreciation potential.