Mine is to provide free education and networking in a no pressure environment.

Alternatively, I’d rent the home for a few more years and then sell.What should I look for in a home to increase resale ability, potential appreciation, and management ease if I rent?

I used various listing tools, LoopNet being my favorite, though only because of ease of use and information seemingly available. 

Whats nice in this environment with Virtual Assistants, you can do some pretty neat stuff with out keeping a really heavy overhead on you.

It is also your responsibility to provide a safe living environment to your tenants. 

Renting to a group who are friends equals a more social environment and greater potential for parties/damage.

@William Oshea the regulatory environment in Austin is very hostile to investor-owned Short Term Rental in Austin.

He looks for a target rich environment.

@Nate Reed I think you've gotten the right answer here: it's all about your goals (time/ease vs cash flow/experience), and it sounds like you're not 100% sure which of those is the best fit for you right now.

Some people don't have cash flow as a goal, and instead want to own an asset that someone else is paying down for them over time, but if you are looking at cash flow, it looks tight, however if you want to take the chance and not include the PM fee, your margin eases up a bit.