if you buy a random property 3000 miles away and have to hire out everything and overpay for everything you won't.

Tel them you sold it and then start asking them random questions that make me seem like I am totally insane

Social media is not helping here.

Could you imagine having a bunch of STRs in Dallas and then the city randomly pulling the rug out from you?

I would be able to manage the finances, marketing and showings even while working but maybe not attend to the small stuff such as getting a random call to fix something stupid at 3pm when I'm 6 hours out of town or on my 30th day of night shift 12s. 

Maybe they are bad communicators.Assuming you still want the place, I would do anything you want to reach out via the renal address or professional websites, but home addresses and personal social media is going too far.

I used to live there so I didn't just pick a random market.

My background is in Social Work, with a Master's degree.

List the property on MLS or with a trusted real estate agent, and market aggressively through social media, local advertising, and open houses to generate interest.

It's so hard to tell if anything is real anymore that is posted on FB and social media, with so many RE "gurus" looking to make a buck.