Thanks for the great info everyone...seems unanimous..appreciate your insights!

Senate unanimously approved the measure earlier this month after a federal court ruled the VA is required to provide health coverage to veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the war.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area (Daly City, CA)Type: SFRFeatures: Short walk to public transportation, < 15 minutes driving to anywhere in San Francisco, 1 mile to state universityPurchase year: 2014Added Value: Remodel $150 - $200k (Construction to add 2 legal bedrooms, bathroom, approx 600sqft living space, backyard hardscape, upstairs complete redesign, new kitchen, bathroom, electrical, plumbing, sewer lateral, water main)Length of time for construction: 11 months (and going)Mortgage: $917k (from initial $575k investment)Goal: Short-term rental home in zones while living here when vacant.Issue: Neighbors unanimously reported a building code violation, resulting in a complete halt to construction and rental / booking process.

Its interesting that this seems to be a unanimous opinion across the board.

the saying goes, "the leopard doesn't change his spots"....so I tend to agree with the board, and my only caveat is that you really want to know will he pay the rent...I have had a few very good long term tenants who made rent a priority but still had the errant medical bill or consumer credit problem..so I would really probe every landlord and the rental history, but recency and amount of payment  issues tends to indicate that if he won't pay others, he probably won't pay you..a vacancy may be better..with an empty unit, remember an ideal tenant could call anytime..you may have to cover the mortgage another month, but you also cover it if he doesn't pay, plus evict, and re-prep the unit....vacancy wins unanimous decision...

Thanks @Jordan Thompson and @Sean OTooleSo far it sounds pretty unanimous that this is a good time for buyers. 

It is unanimous, don't quit your job.I will be very honest, if you quit a job because you were having disagreements with your boss or co-workers that were not actually criminal offences, I would not hire you, and neither would any hiring manager I know.

Not very often you get unanimous recommendation on a brand.

In my state you need unanimous agreement from all owners and primary lienholders.

I started having conversations with land use lawyers and the almost unanimous advice was, if you don't want to be a lawyer, don't bother with law school.