so I have to wait a bit before going down that route again, so frankly, any strategy outside of that.

The home is a little outside of a large central illinois college town and has alot of future housing development opportunities around it in addition to being butted up against historic route 66. 

And there are other options outside of the Fannie/Freddie/FHA box.

Repainting trim work outside.

I have family out side of St Louis.

I actually ran across a few insurance companies that wouldn't ensure my first house simply because it had asbestos shingles on the outside which were original.

To give you some context: Currently there's a lot of political instability in Peru and I know some people who want to invest their money outside the country (including me!). 

I love the idea of having a little farm just outside the city!

I own a home in the Fishhawk community in Lithia, FL which is right outside of Tampa, south of Brandon.Would anyone have a recommendation for a good property management company that has reasonable rates for their services? 

If you are only an inch or two off you can hide that with a larger interior casing and same for the outside.