For me, a primary activity is something I can do that directly leads to business if not immediately then later.

Has anyone worked with one of these businesses or something similar? 

,Bruce, holding a property for potential appreciation (i.e. not actively generating rental or business income) is a valid tax strategy. 

Not worth it for me, but I only have 3 dozen rentals and 4 business entities.Depends on what you have and what you're trying to do I guess.

At the end of the day PM services are generally regarded as a loss leader for vertically integrated real estate companies that choose to self perform this task.

However, the issue I have is that I only have 1 year of solid income from the business, the year prior to that is inadequate, and I know most mortgage companies require 2 years of income to qualify.

What's the best business bank account and the best business credit card?

Between the columbus cartel, the trash agents, and the desperate lenders I get it business is hard.

I plan on using a property management company in order to keep the property in order until I move (eventually I want to bring property managers under my own business entity to focus only on my properties). 

You have become an insurance company, only you didn't get a just premium.The potential of rent forfeiture is part of the business in reserving a vacation home, and everyone knows this going in.