I always charge fees for animals so it's money in my pocket.I occasionally waive the fee for a fish tank, depending on the quality of renter.

Bringing strangers into homes and paying them to work with occasional argument about finishing work.

Not to mention, you've now become reliant on a 3rd party for income streams, and yes, they do occasionally run short of funding and, yes, they have no compunction with telling you to pound sand until they get new funding. 

My biz partner and I now have about 70 doors in Indy, and other than the occasional vacancy, they ALL perform very well.  

I purchased a property in an area with an HOA in 2020 in a ski town with the intent to build a home on it to live in during retirement (15 years away) and rent until then using it occasionally when not rented to cover the mortgage.

I think you will probably need 4-5 bedroom to make it work close to break even and you may even need to rent out your bedroom occasionally when the opportunity presents itself. 

Occasionally you will get no occupation which if they fill in an agency or other info is fine but you have to have minimal data.

Plan for time to rest from the rigors of nursing and investing, along with occasional travel.

As an investor there since 1955, and a real estate broker since 1965 and paying finders fees that passed the occasional department of real estate audits during those years, you will need to amend your opinions regarding California and a few other states.

I also enjoy the occasional debate.