Also, assembling your Core 4 Real Estate Team is crucial for navigating the process effectively.

As a Spark investor, you are effectively paying double fees (Rise48's and Spark's) and then the cash flow coming from Rise48 is stripping 30% off for their carry, and of the remaining, Spark is stripping another 20% for their carry.  

It is also a rather large county that could take some time to get across so the location you want to target could effect what type of property manager you will want. 

What is the most effective way to get a mentor?

Looking for effective operator due diligence / risk mitigation methods

Sounds like a case where you can have your cake and eat it too.

Sounds like you are just doing calculations with no goal in mind.

@Flavia Vangelotti sounds like you're in a great spot financially to get into real estate investing if that's what you want to do ultimately. 

It sounds like your goal is to maximize cashflow.

For me, if it works financially to keep the property AND it is in an area that will appreciate well, I'm keeping it as a rental.It sounds like someone is going to have to compromise in your relationship.