(Not sure what the game plan is here... wait it out until we sell as well?)

There's a big difference between reading books, listening to podcasts repeatedly, asking for advice on this site where the responders don't have a truly vested interest and a mentor that you're paying that has an absolute interest in your success.  

If rotted, they can also replace window sill/framing on site, etc.

IDEALLY I would love to find an investor who basically has been doing this and wants skin in the game but does not want to deal with the head aches of the construction or management side.

Have you done a member search on this site to try and connect with lenders?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ingowinzer/2018/09/14/25-best-markets-for-rental-property-investment/#7110f7fb7cb7

Not sure if the long game will be better if I hold onto this first home, I’ve currently been living in it 2 years.

Great that you joined the site!

Use the site to educate yourself.

Essentially what @Omar Khan is trying to explain is that the high prices are due to very high demand and the only way that the market will collapse is if the demand disappears, which I cannot see happening with our high immigration rate and while ever everyone still only wants to live in the capital citiesDon't be fooled by the media speculation and articles posted on news sites etc about the "bubble burst" and "housing crash".