And only after you spend time, money and effort, finding "people" will you ask them "hey sell me your house".Now, how many people do you need to ask this question before you not only get a "yes"...

I tell my wife I’ll take her out on a date for every late tenant and I hope a half dozen or more are late every month.

I appreciate that this thread was started quite some time ago but since I read it, I just wanted to clarify a few things.

Plus do you have the time (and knowledge) to deal with rentals? 

While this method is thorough, I've found it to be quite time-consuming.Has anyone found a quicker, more efficient way to get this information?

You will also need to understand how to file taxes properly, potentially in both locations, and you will probably need to travel there from time to time, most likely when you do NOT want to go there. 

I am thinking about moving into a new home in the Bay Area and just got pre-approved for up to $800k conventional financing not FHA due to me owning rentals. I will probably only be budgeting to use up to $600k to be ...

Nor do I have to "time" paying my bills because the money is always there. 

***I had a nightmare tenant (let's call them The Crystals) that didn't provide a fwd address either in the past and kept saying they would sue for the security deposit blabla but never did anything, kept the security deposit for their last month so they didn't overstayed, therefore I didn't chase them for the rest of the lease amount since they vacated, happy they were gone.In the case actions I see an officer was assigned, this is the first time I see this portal (created account to be able to look up the case once I saw the Rushmores packing up and leaving?

When was the last time the septic was pumped, and were there any issues?