Worse case you can furnish it and put the property on Airbnb or peer space as a venue space or STR in between long term tenants.Using an agent or property management company to at least get it rented could really set you up properly.

I recommend reading “Long-Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties” - I found it to be very helpful when I got started investing 2.5 years ago.

Don't wait too long, because those gain may lose value based on time, trends, or rates.

You should be 100% fine as long as you do the proper research into your agents, pm's, etc...

Thanks Hey mate,You will get a much better ROI if you do it yourself.Higher cashflow and more equity in the deal.Plus, there is no such thing as "passive" even when investing in turnkey.You will still need to manage your portfolio and have a long term strategy in place.Wishing you much success

Homes like you are describing are a bit of a lifestyle for awhile (not a bad thing as long as you know that is what you are doing for the weekends and with your free money).   

Or hold and rent as long as possible?

Is there a way to qualify a short term rental to offset the mortgage like you can with a long term rental? 

-Thinking about the long term, if I were to move out could I turn it into a duplex and rent out upstairs and basement separately? 

As long as covers the rate I would consider myself lucky, for the right property.