Taking a 15 year mortgage will hemorrhage your debt to income ratio and make it difficult to qualify for more home purchases in the future. 

We do live in a small rule area where properties are a little cheaper, but so far it’s been very difficult to find something that seems to pencil out.

We're currently living in Idaho so attendance will be difficult in the near future but we'll have to plan a trip to Sac or make sure to attend a meeting when we move! 

Sonya, this is going to be insanely difficult.

How difficult is the Section 8 process?

I always remind myself that it isn't personal and that I chose to sign up for exactly this kind of work (managing difficult tenants).

Hey @Buck Dabill, it's difficult to say without the data, but we would assume if the property is on a lake (especially one used for fishing or summer activities) you could demand a higher nightly rate.

For the high cost areas like Palo Alto it is difficult to get a property to cashflow out the gate because rents have not caught up with the cost. 

I am starting to realize there has been a significant amount of consolidation in the space by private equity and other institutional investors. 3) From research it also seems like getting financing can be difficult without prior experience in the space.

I cannot vouch for CA but they have been great for me in FL, which can be just as difficult as CA.