Whie DOS lender risk may or may not be high, being ininsured is... well, enjoy your 'asset protection'.

If you have large debt with a high interest rate, I would consider paying that off before getting started investing in real estate. 

Since the contributions have to come from the business income (PM biz) it’s not likely you’ll come close to taking advantage of the high contribution limits of a Solo 401k.

.• Use some equity from the sale to make this transition smoother.I’m torn between maintaining our current home as an asset and buying  a new smaller house to use as a rental after we move back in versus simplifying and focusing on a single upgraded property Considering factors like market trends, potential equity growth, and quality of life, which path do you think would be most beneficial?

. -- lots of factors to consider (including your personal strategy), but here are a few high level metrics to compare the most populous zip codes in HuntsvilleWelcome to drop me a message if you are interested in checking out the full report 

Applicant credit scores should be treated with a high level of care and should not be handed out when they aren't assured that you are locking them up and taking due care with private and sensitive data.So, many places, including the screening company we used for years before moving to a PM, provide a suitability score rather than the actual credit score. 

About me, most of my assets are RE but in another market so I would be diversifying in that market.Potential for appreciation is very uncertain: prices have risen a lot locally lately and are as high as they have ever been, and it’s unlikely higher prices would be affordable by locals.

Anyone that is looking at your assets is always going to need to factor in property management, so you can show that as a real expense (and really make it as high or low as you want).I work in a vertically integrated real estate and development company, and I cannot imagine how things would run if we did not have an internal property management company that essentially works for the other companies but also stands on its own.

They wrote me Commercial policies with high limits....only $100 mo roughly, never had a problem.I would just ask the company that handles your current home's insurance....some will do STR insurance, some won't.

These are good indicators of quality tenants.You can also adjust how much deposit you take as well.