Has anyone worked with them before and can shed a little more insight into how they work and operate? 

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.Here's a guide that teaches you how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-cash-flow...Finding deal that cash flow is the easy part.

US, UK, Australia and other parts of the world are more for "traditional" investing in real estate for capital gain.

Shaker seems a bit more restrictive with POS and taxes, but more family-oriented for the schools. 

Generally I'm a fan of hold until you die but in this case you are earning low cash flow on a large amount of equity.

I think you'd find it very helpful in your situation.

As Jackson said above, i believe you would be fine moving on from your current househack and finding another.

The next 2 offers started a bidding war I got over asking with inspection for information only . 

Seeking insight from the community on converting a STR (primarily Airbnb) to long-term rental.

Start with the address and details about the rental.Create a section for tracking the lease information.