We prefer to make the investment relatively close i.e. 2-3 hours flight max.We want to start small as this would be our first but start at a location where we can then buy more and bigger investments (like an apartment complex) once we have a local team and understand the micro-markets and details. have been considering buying something from roofstock.com to begin with. 

For the past three months he said I'll turn over the keys this weekend.https://drive.google.com/open?

I purchased a three unit property, and the way that I went about analyzing was simple.

Just get it up on vrbo and AirBnB and get the ball rolling here’s the link to sync calendars I don’t know why this question is asked so much lol http://www.vrcalendarsync.com/faq/how-to-sync-your-vrbo-and-airbnb-accounts-to-vr-calendar-sync/Happy to jump on a 1 hour call and teach you everything you need to know I do it often for BPers.

You would get 150 for a quick 24 to 48 hours turn around and  BPO was easier.

I own a rental property in Scottsdale that I would like to sell, I exchanged into it three years ago.

The property had a bad AC that we fixed right away and a few weeks after purchase, a pipe broke in the yard and we fixed that within 24 hours.

The third option, I stay in my house an hour away from work and continue to pay 400 bucks in gas and wear and tear on the car.

I know what the qualifications are to be a real estate professional, but I've read that an election may need to made so that I can treat all my rental activities as one activity so that my hours claimed are considered for all my properties versus needing to prove I spent enough hours for each individual property.  

Further, there are lots of other things that can go wrong that are far more expensive than a mortgage payment or three.