Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

Do you think that the next 9 months are going to go smoothly?

Hi @Josh Kliethermes - congratulations, you've been hit by a smooth Airbnb arbitrage company/operator lol. 

It helps the transition from paying lenders, creative money and a smooth process.

Get it to the point where you only have to dedicate maybe 1% to the business just to make sure things are running smoothly.

I like the blue...There is a lot to like here, you clearly did your homework on what appeals to buyers, but I agree with the other writers, the house needs to be spotless clean and also attention to detail is paramount...if buyers see a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling, they wonder where else you cut corners and what they cannot see that might be shoddy.

It would be a smooth transition to work with him to buy a property and hand it off to property management at the same office.

A seller who agrees to sell is much less likely to come back on you if they agree to sell at a bargin price, Buyers are totally different, they are still there with the property, still in the area and if they realize they were taken by a smooth talking pitch guy cheating them, they are 3Xs (IMO) more likely to kick up dirt.

Just want to get my bones in place to be able to make smooth fluid moves.

I have been looking at a lot of the for sale houses and based on using a 40% occupancy rate which seems to be the lowest end as the market according to what I have read and what is posted on airdna.co like suggested by @Michael Greenberg suggest closer to 60% on a single family home would be at the very least a break even if you take into account a few major issues, if the year goes smoothly it should be profitable, I have run actual numbers but not to bore you with those from what I have seen on the vrbo side it should be positive.