Ensure that you have explored different lenders and loan products to secure the best terms and rates for your pre-approval.Property Management: Have you considered whether you will manage the property yourself or hire a property management company?

Many of the Canadian clients I work with gravitate towards North Carolina, Texas, with Florida and Arizona being their top choices so I'd looking into those states a bit more which it seems you've already started to do. 

It's been a difficult time with the rates where they are

Maybe that is one of your interview questions.If you are very top producer there can be some advantages, like employing your kids, SEPs or retirement plans and maybe if you have a big team some shield of liability if you set it up right and practice what your attorney teaches you to do to keep everything separate.

My college kids smoke a lot of pot inside (I believe).

@Travis DalkeThere are 3 main parts to a seller financing deal: down payment, interest rate, and price (4th would be the term).

I do not want to refinance the property because of the current interest rate with the owner-financing. 

Try to narrow it down to your top 3-4.

The once caveat is that because of the demand pricing in PriceLabs (a surge pricing date) would result in a nightly rate greater than your minimum rate and thus less of a discount then budget.

Finding cash flowing single families is difficult given the interest rates and competition with owner occupants.