What a calendar!

I do use one of them and have found that the best selection has nothing to do with finding a tenant (very important), but maintaining the relationship with the tenant after they move in (rent, late fees, notices, maintenance, messaging, calendar reminders to check the A/C filter, depreciation tracker. lawn mowing contractors, full payments to service pros and you get the idea) is what a solution really needs to do.  

You can only do this once per calendar year with an IRA, so you have to make it count.

Will add it to my calendar.  

It just takes good calendar management so you don't end up with a random weekend booked as an STR that makes it impossible to rent out 30+ days. 

@Adam Farmelo there are a couple of first time buyer down payment assistance programs that you may qualify for, some of which have calendar year program limits so getting an application in early is a good idea - ask your bank/lender about them (I don't know if they are limited to single family homes or not). 

EVERYONE.Go to Airbnb or VRBO and check calendars. 

I go to furnished finder and I see couple of of listings, but quality of pictures are bad, and I have no idea how full their calendars are. 

but it sounds like you know a lot of what you DON'T want; what you do want is the opposite. if you're going to do your next project alone, it sounds like you want a LTR nearby that's relatively turnkey without any problem-tenants. you can do a 'lazy 1031' where you just sell traditionally & in the same calendar year buy the new property, while working with your cpa to figure out how to offset the tax bill. you could alternatively partner with an active investor on your next deal; that way you could invest in what could be a higher cashflow market compared to where you live, and not have to invest much time (since it sounds like you guys don't have as much time to spend on this now). 

There are also other meetings and network opportunities if you are willing to drive a bit, they're all listed on the Calendar of Events.https://www.northwestreia.com/...