If you plan to make the home your PR in a year, you may want to look at the cost of doing a 1031 along with the stress of meeting the 1031 guidelines, and compare that to what you'll potentially be saving in taxes, Not to mention, any ramifications for turning a 1031 into a PR. 

Have all your permits buttoned up.

I can realistically have this in about 4-6 months but the thought of investing that amount of money is stressful. 

I would stress the point that they either need to remove the dog from the property or pay the required animal fee.

The book now button is a direct link to VRBO and that helps. 

This will take out a lot of stress from you until you are able to build your own team in the local market if you plan to expand your rental property portfolio there.With regards to specific markets, our most recent data shows that Cleveland, OH, Springfield, IL, and Syracuse, NY offer a good combination of affordable property prices and good return on traditional, long-term rentals.

Our biggest job is to take the stress off of the owner's back!

We typically cover the whoe interior and exterior twice in an overview and then zoom into details, in particular damaged or worn areas and really stress the negative things.

@Rachel FuYou dont have time, so its gonna be stressful and unpleasant to try to have your own properties.On the other hand you need to find good fund manager to put your money.

Problems can easily lead to bigger problems and having no control can be very stressful.