We were able to free up some capital so in the end we decided to keep the assets. 

If you decide to go this route, suggest you get a HELOC on your current primary before moving.

My name is Josh, and I have decided STR may be my next step in life.

As mentioned in the other post, deciding what your true goal is as well will help you choose a market.

. 😄 I have already thought about and decided what I really want and I didn’t know that it was a requirement to work 5 years before desiring to be financially free!

They are often for sale by owner, because they did not like what the 3 agents told them about the value of their property, so they decide they are just greedy agents and list is FSBO for 100k more.

If you decide to self manage and want help with other functions we can totally help out.We also buy and sell real estate (candor realty), have a repair and maintenance company (CMR Construction) (includes snow plowing, lead abatement and full fledged rehabs) If you need any of those support services please let us know.

I think you'd be making a great choice if you decide to move here. 

I had not, and they decided they didnt want to deal with us anymore.

Quote from @Golan Corshidi: Hey all,I used all the advice and wisdom from these channels and decided to do my first deal out of state.