If I were in your shoes, I will work for a successful apartment investor as an employee or an intern.

I want no part of the winter as they are expecting up to 30 inches of snow in the next day or soPersonally, I would sell the property and I would most most most definitely sell if I were in your shoes because:-Any profit up tp $250k if single and $500k if married is tax free as you have occupied for at least 2 out of the last 5 years-You have no experience with rentals much less from 2000+ miles away. 

You probably test drive a car before buying one, try on shoes/pants...this is a LOT more expense than all of those items.  

Put yourself in your clients shoes and ask yourself what can you do to make your clients life a little easier.

If I was in your shoes I would see it as "I have -400 in cash flow a month".

If I can get the owner on board rather than having to convince the agent it might work.......Or I might just wind up in your shoes.

I think that the craigslist and MLS rental ads in my area (Hudson County, NJ and NYC) prove that most landlords and agents are still underestimating the value of quality photography.Putting ourselves in the shoes of the renter makes the decision to hire a professional easy, I'm more likely to go see a place that looks clean and bright vs. dark, cluttered and distorted. 

If I were in your shoes, I'd keep it and rent it, at a minimum you can get $700/month, likely more because you have nicer appliances and it's renovated.    

Could you tell me from your experiences, and if you were in my shoes as a first timer, what type of property would you look at for my greatest success.

I am currently in the same shoes you were in as senior about to graduate college looking to house hack as a way to get my foot in the door.