We are planning to rent it out and move to Massachusetts.

Im antsy as this is my first and just want to get someone in there, the right tenant of course (and I wanted these learnings).I am planning on self-managing first, again to learn all I can.

I plan on separating in two years and want to be ready for my first investment at that time or possibly before.

Thanks I've been doing some homework on stuff and trying to figure out what the best plan is and basically from what I've learned is I just have to do it and learn from it.

Start at the county courthouse where you plan to focus.

I have a house planning to replace pipe in crawlspace with PEX but concerned about mice chewing through it and causing a major leak.

We plan on renovating each unit as they come available, increasing rents to market.

In addition, filing an extension can be beneficial even if you plan to file before April 15th.

Or everyone's favorite: "expand your cap rate 10bps every year you plan on owning".  

I'd recommend doing a little tax planning with your person this year to establish a timeline so you don't accidentally lose out on this by playing with timing a little.