You have ample experience to handle this yourself. The key is onsite home watch to deal with guests (renters).
Management firms charge in the 17 to 20% range and typically lock you into their home watch services. Typically the fees for those services are inflated. Some firms may not even accept you if Jan to Apr is not available, in case your plans for rental availability change.
Rental occupancy rates are typically lower with 'profesional' firms. You will have zero problems renting in prime season. In fact, you will probably have inquiries just based on your post here.
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