I've seen plenty of beautiful homes on google street and Sat view, only to get to the house and find no house, but just freshly plowed dirt. 

Beautiful home What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Beautiful area.

All your feelings are real, but if you sell now, you risk abandoning what could be a beautiful legacy for your and your children's future.I'm guessing you don't like the idea of a property manager because PMs restrict cash flow, but given your stress, now is the time to find that property manager, use them well, and find areas in your current budget to cut spending slightly so you can buy another rental.

Beautifully said. 

You might just strive to become a very professional landlord or you might look to employ other strategies to turn an ok deal into a very good one. 

My employment changed late in 2020, and I had the opportunity to move to a no-rent share for a limited time - so I rented this beautiful unit out.

(i just called it having a roommate) and back then I was commuting to midtown, it has worked out beautifully, despite the sharp economic downturn shortly after I purchased.

My in laws live in Clermont, FL which is beautiful as it’s hilly (most FL is flat as a pancake).

I have a beautiful screened in porch in Michigan.