If your experience has gone downhill since the merger, it may be worth switching to a more proactive manager—even if there's a cost involved.Before making the move, ask the new PM how they plan to improve visibility and fill your vacancy quickly.

My husband is soon to separate from the Air Force and we are planning to create a lifestyle where we could work remote from anywhere.

if she had contacted me, I would have shown her what was planned to finish and discussed the financials. 

This spring we are going to work on the landscaping, which was the original plan anyway.

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My plan is to live there for a year then move out and rent the 4th one.  

Have you considered investing in any other markets and how you plan to manage the property? 

(You have to plan ahead, there are things to know and do).

Speak to lenders, have a nice package together: they will want an SREO, your background, your assets/ income etc, they will want your "business plan", your underwriting, your capex breakdown line by line. 

How do you plan on getting the houses?