I'd like to rent it as much as possible and leave a few weeks during the year to stay there with family. 

You will get to keep your low mortgage interest rate on your current property, and will still be able to use the benefits of a primary residence (lower down payment, lower mortgage interest rate) on your next purchase, as long as you have stayed in your current home for 1 year or longer (and there some exceptions to this as well). 

3 Bed 2 Bath appeals to a large segment of the public, and ideally a family - ussually they stay for longer in the property.

3 Bed 2 Bath appeals to a large segment of the public, and ideally a family - ussually they stay for longer in the property.

My concerns with selecting a servicer are the following: customer service, access to funds, access to education materials so I can learn how to stay away from prohibited transactions.

Hi Anya, I don't have a property in Mesa but would recommend checking out/posting on Furnished Finder, VRBO and Airbnb (30 + day stays), and Facebook groups to determine pricing and try and find MTR tenants.

To qualify, property owners must meet specific criteria:Guest stay duration: Rentals must average no more than seven days per guest.Service level: Owners must provide services comparable to a hotel, such as daily cleaning, meals, or transportation.

People don't want to visit random neighborhood of Nashville, TN (unless they are trying to stay next to family). 

A lot of people in distressed situations, these are the markets where wealth is transferred and if you want it to transfer your way you have to stay active and make offers. 

Even says she has stayed the night there a couple times while getting set up locally.