I believe if you use a quality PM the financial performance will be close to self managing an LTR.Good luck

I am extremely handy with a vast collection of tools so can perform improvements myself.

While I am surprised at that, I also think it is the proper way to view real estate.I always go back to my first vacation rental purchase as an example:  In 2005, I bought a beautiful, 2-acre creek-side cabin in Cosby (near Gatlinburg) for $240,000. 

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Can't you perform better buying 50 units in a market that perhaps has a higher cost of entry but due to better fundamentals experiences significant appreciation?   

West Chula Vista and IB have been on my list for at least 5 years and west Chula Vista has been out performing the general market.

A key factor to a C4D seller is how there asset is being protected, so they have assurances that value remains regardless of your performance. 

You could test the waters with one or two rehabs, see how they perform, and then decide if a full transition makes sense.Leverage Your Skills:With your contracting experience, you can save significantly on rehab costs and add value quickly, which might give you a better return on investment compared to the time and effort spent growing the IT business further.Final Thoughts:Ultimately, it might come down to where your passion lies.

Absorption rates of competitive office space may not immediately reflect quarterly total job gains or losses, but it is prudent to consider longer-term economic and demographic performance as influential upon current occupancy levels.

Having hundreds of hours managing a myriad of STRs you really get to learn and get a pulse on what makes a property successful, how to mistake proof a property, and what it takes to keep them performing optimally.