All of your profit stayed inside the SDIRA and remained tax deferred there. 

The tenants wants to stay. 

It's important to stay informed about developments in the areas you're considering, as well as any potential changes in regulations or economic conditions.

Quote from @Diyan Yap: Have you thought about AirBnB, they can visit/stay with you while they rent it and earn income. 

Prices a few years ago were based on expectations of (in addition to interest rates staying low): - Then current operating cost assumptions (like insurance cost expectations being flat)- A seeming disregard for record levels of new inventory / supply hitting the market- Extremely high inbound migration expectations which are likely to not be met, due to both natural disasters and the boomerang effect when people from California or the Northeast move to the American South and hate every minute of the humidity, the large and relentless swarm of insects, and the occasional hurricane. 

We have a solid system in Quickbooks and want to stay with that for financials.

STAY away from them at all cost.

Even if you aren't into creative finance, stay away from rough neighborhoods.

At the time of purchase, I knew I might not want to stay indefinitely and at some point to might convert the home to a rental property.

I know you want to go full time and jump in, but I'd recommend staying with your day job as long as you can - it makes your life a lot more comfortable to have a steady stream of income to pay the bills every month!