Just that the market combined with your state of mind tells me clean break.You can sell all as a package and 1031 into a passive investment and collect your 7% - 8% for the next 20 years but its too small for a big group without a  huge hair cut. 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2017/11/15/five-goal-setting-tips-to-real-estate-investing-success-in-2018/#2b46bc9b3239

That might help decide the type of property your going to live in, the price range, and where.When you thought you were starting the mortgage process you most likely went to lead generation sites.

Looking forward to growing my network on this site!

In regards to keeping extra supplies. one of the things she requested was a locked closet with extra supplies (clean linens, towels, etc) with a key for the maid so the tenants won't be able to access..she said this is important when you have quick turnovers and there's not always time to do laundry.

New to navigating this site -- can't find it.

You can find this information on sites like propertyradar.com

The reason I'm posting this is because they also cleverly started a magazine to serve as a form of marketing for their site.

They can either have an auction on site or sell the items via their website and social media.

So whoever is fortunate enough to already own property near the selected site will win, and anyone who tries to buy afterward will probably overpay.