You now how to decide what to do with that equity to generate the highest possible return.

For me, I’ve decided that with my current relationship with this agent my time is better spent elsewhere.

My sister in law and brother in law spent a combined $468,000 on attorney fees over 5 years to get divorced - their total net assets at the time they decided to divorce was just over $1 million.  

@Matt B.Which virtual mailbox company did you decide on?

In a lot of cases, you will probably have to bite the bullet here unless you decide to be ok with the broker taking it in the wrong way.

At the moment I am trying to decide if either of these courses are worth the time and money.

As mentioned, I would definitely seek out the advice of experts in those specific markets depending on where you decide to go. 

If you decide to get out of the landloding business, and you don't want to deal with property management companies either, I can help you list the property on the MLS after you make it ready to sell it.

For the last 3 cities, I talked to turnkey companies whose numbers on paper looked good but decided not to go with those cities since I knew nothing about them. 

It's normally the desire for immediate income that steers most investors towards bad investments because they are hyper focused on cash flow which is often portrayed differently in spreadsheets than in real life, and should be a consideration but not deciding factor.