I am well aware not being currently employed is a huge disadvantage but was hoping the other items might save me.

This is a great way to start the Rental property journey but there are some advantages and disadvantages as well.It's my understanding if you sell the house sometime over the next 5 years if it was still in your name and you can show you lived in it as your primary residence for 2 of those 5 years you would not pay Capital Gains Tax on the appreciation of the house.

If you cannot do that, you will always be at a disadvantage in a multiple offer situation.

I'm just at a significant information disadvantage here and would like to learn from people who know more about this process than I do before investing a significant portion of my savings.

With the COVID situation, looking to sell my investment/rental property.Considering options from Zillow to Rex and investigating the pros and cons/disadvantages with each option.

And objectively look at your property with all the advantages and disadvantages of the unit and location and rental pool.

I didn't realize that were disadvantageous until Jason Hartman (podcaster and YouTuber) shared some about it and it illuminated what I was experiencing with my holdings.   

Advantages and disadvantages of each option?

Obviously you have the advantages of exit strategy with single-family but the inherent disadvantage of 'competing' with emotional non-investor home buyers when purchasing--this being what has traditionally turned me off from single family homes. 

Disadvantage - maintenance having to paint every 7-10 years Vinyl:Advantage - easy to clean, durable without much maintenance (can last 25-30 years)Disadvantage - can make an otherwise unique property look cheap/generic, more expensive, hard to match if section gets destroyed I think it depends on your hold period, the house itself, and the neighboring houses.