The Property Manager usually does light cleaning and repairs between tenants.Recommendations or another way to think about this? 

If there is any kind of damage to the house because of a natural cause if you approach the insurance company without a landlord's insurance they will outright deny your claim.If you have a mortgage the bank will insist that you have landlord insuranceTenant has renter's insurance.

My professional background is data science / analytics, which means analyzing cash flows will probably come more naturally than building relationships, which apparently, is how one finds deals worth making.Are there meetups in these areas I should attend (digitally at first, presumably)? 

The property is off grid, but already set up with solar and a compost toilet and things of that nature.

@Akshay Bhaskaran, off market deals, by nature are not marketed, so as others noted you have to work to find them.  

#10)  The birds provide a free, natural alarm clock!

Naturally, they are your competition and the daily rates need to be taken into account.

Seems like there are a lot of individuals in this boat  -  especially in my sons line of work  - which is lighting and tech for special events and music tours.

Additionally, I understand the risks associated with obtaining hard cash and working with hard money lenders, including higher interest rates due to the short term nature of the loan as well as the risk involved.

@Arron Paulino Your posts illustrate the challenges of exiting SFH's in markets where the natural buyer is another investor and not home owner.