With the information given so far I'd have chosen the Mom and 2 yr old (2yr olds are not up to the very destructive state yet) for reasons similar to those stated above.   

I see you have been at your chosen profession for a bit, so this probably isn't news.

‘FLORIDA HAS CHOSEN FREEDOM OVER FASCISM’: DeSantis Makes Surprise Appearance at Biggest Concert Since PandemicTens of thousands of US residents are migrating to Florida thanks to Governor DeSantis' freedom-oriented policies. 

This type of group, composed of a well-chosen mentor, business partners, clients, or members of a nonprofit organization, allows investors to challenge and support one another.

Like land in well chosen areas or Timberland let those tree's make you 12% a year doing nothing but what trees do and that is grow. 

I've chosen to build ADUs on several of my properties in Los Angeles for the following reasons : 1) I understand the local market, 2) I already own the land, so building an ADU is an incremental cost, 3) owning a property locally makes it easier to manage and I don't have to pay for property management, 4) I'm getting really good rents without a major increase in expenses.  

The first lease was 2yrs and the second lease was 21 months (end late and 21 month term was chosen by tenant).As it turns out, we want to renovate the home and move back after the current lease is up.Doing some research, it seems that CA requires that an owner provide 60-day notice to terminate tenancy, even if that corresponds to the end of a lease term, and a "just cause" reason is required, even if it's no-fault just cause.My intent to substantially remodel the property meets the criteria for no-fault just case, so that's not a problem.But it appears that subsection (d) of Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code requires that the owner provide relocation assistance equal to one month of rent with that 60-day notice.  

With the market continuing to tightening in many markets throughout the country (e.g. my chosen home of Denver!)

Had one deal that fell out 4 times (2 were other 1031 chosen and 2 were non-serious buyers) and it closed OK. 

Agree with the other advice.After each round of placing a tenant reevaluate your screening criteria and tweak it when you don't have an opening for next time.I like to find a tenant then tell all the unsuccessful ones that a more qualified applicant was chosen.