The property will need to have a slight rehab to get it up to STR standards, but when complete it should easily be a $200k Gross booking revenue property.

After this advice I feel it is much easier to invest locally where you can become a “market expert” more easily.

People who have service dogs (or horses, as these are the only 2 service animals) that are genuine have no issue disclosing that on the front end and can answer the 2 questions easily - is the animal necessary for a disability, and what specific tasks has the dog (or horse, if you're getting one of those) been trained to perform? 

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.

Any issues that occur with the property can easily be solved with the property manager working nearby. 

You can still easily find the 1% rule and positive cash flow and there's amazing appreciation potential.

You can easily do this on a spreadsheet, and it will take less time to track than finding and learning new software.

If you are the nicest 4/2 out there in the market and all the rest have not been remodeled in say 15 years, and your property was remodeled a month ago then the price on your property will be easily justified at a higher price on the listing side. 

You could easily be $100k in for water/gas/power/sewer if you’re talking 4+ lots. 

This could easily cost you $10’s of thousands if you plan to stay in the home 5+ years when you return.