Investors come to our market because of the low barrier to entry and that we have a solid tenant base that provides solid cash flow to out-of-state investors like yourself.

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Private equity firms seem to favor larger operations with scalable systems, while smaller mom-and-pop firms are often acquired by local players or regional operators looking to expand their footprint.If you’re looking for actionable intel, reaching out to brokers specializing in the sale of PM firms could provide useful leads.

I can absolutely understand how these experiences have drained the joy out of owning rental properties.

Generally there is some coverage for vandalism, but you'll have to look at your policy to find out for sure.

I have a followup question - I will realize a lot of capital gain from this home in Idaho, so I think unless I purchase a new primary residence I will have to pay that capital gains tax. 

I had an A/C unit go out on the hottest day of the year last year, and the tenants had two older dogs so it became an emergency replacement of $7k.

All of what you mention can be done easily with Podio configured for REI CRM. 

That's hard to figure out sometime.

Michelle Wang,With all due respect, you should make plans to be in another business once you're out of Real Estate Investing (Residential, Income Property).There are Members of our MassRealEstate dot net Association that come crying to me about similar situations as yours i.e.