This one might need a house manager in a few months so some chance to live cheaper in exchange for managing the house. 

I have a short term rental that I self manage and am considered a real estate professional based on material participation rules.  

I have quite a few clients from upstate NY who have properties under my management in Florida.Just a thought ;)

The building's Property Manager is sympathetic to the owners at large, but says they can’t do anything until instructed by the Board, and they indicated the building’s lawyers would only respond to Board members.

Here's her most recent thought on the matter if it helps: "Lack of inspection during building by project managers [is the problem].

We also would like to self-manage if possible.

Here you are basically hitting it without needing to manage a property in another location.

There are also online platforms that will handle managing security deposit compliance, refunds, etc. like rentable.com

It’s true that many property management companies are now incorporating tenant benefit packages as part of their offerings.

Someone with limited ability to manage 2 or 3 SETS of contractors is not going to have successful rehabs.