-You will need to select a room option that has 2 adult occupants if you are planning on bringing another adult with you.

My understanding is the form itself is alerting the IRS to the plans of a 1031 exchange. 

Not only the management aspect they'd be providing but it would allow you an opportunity to "learn on the job" for when you plan on managing it yourself and also give you context for questions that you may have and someone to ask them to.

One competing property should never derail your plan. 

That sounds like a great plan.

"Title 28 U.S.C. 2410(e) - Whenever any person has a lien upon any real or personal property, duly recorded in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, and a junior lien, other than a tax lien, in favor of the United States attaches to such property, such person may make awritten request to the officer charged with the administration of the laws in respect of which the lien of the United States arises, to have the same extinguished.

The plan was to sell the house so I moved into a condo in August of 2019. 

I guess one of the biggest things to consider is how long you plan to be in each specific property.

Smaller cabins benefit more from last minute plans than large cabins do.Someone just posted about social media presence and how that can boost your search placement.

Educate yourself on the local market, network with other investors and agents, and always have a solid plan in place before making any investments.