Yes, many of them are not the sharpest tool in the shed and it is true that there is a huge performance gap between agents.

How long could you hold the property?

Usually, long term speaking, it is best to keep as much property as you can and avoid selling (of course you must be making some sort of cash flow and not underwater)Good luck

@Sai Kumar we work with a lot of real estate investors in FL and have good intel from customers on PMs with great performance and reasonable fees.

We plan to use the home for short-term rentals—so safety is important.  

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

Hey everyone, I'm fairly new to all of this so I'm looking for some advice. My 60 day notice for my apartment is a few days away and I'm wondering if I submit the notice to move out, is that enough time to find/close/...

The prior owner, a mentally-challenged man, had died in 2018 while in long term care. 

This is the ONLY place where the terms PORTION and SPACE are not used in reference to the business or rental usage, but I'm thinking this ultimately has to do with depreciation recapture only and not overall capital gains.Worksheet 3 shows that "Business or Rental Use of Home" is splitting up "Business" and "Home" versions of your gain/loss worksheet, further proving the point. 

Read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene to better understand how to find a market and do things from a distance.