For now, it Looks like your roommate/tenant can cover half of your mortgage (plus hoa fees). 

.• Use some equity from the sale to make this transition smoother.I’m torn between maintaining our current home as an asset and buying  a new smaller house to use as a rental after we move back in versus simplifying and focusing on a single upgraded property Considering factors like market trends, potential equity growth, and quality of life, which path do you think would be most beneficial?

And I don’t know if they’ve ever given up a power they took or a fee they’ve imposed. 

Many of the level 1 trauma centers will likely have a need for travel nurses, but the need for travel healthcare professionals in hospitals changes based on many factors: temporary shortage of staff in a particular unit, budget, patient census, conversion to per diem instead of travel contracts, etc.

When I'm looking at potential opportunity, price isn't that big of a factor.

You will pay for the higher risk with higher rates and origination fees but if the deal makes sense then congrats.

For the 700 credit score you could take 1 month's rent as a deposit but for the other 2 you could take 2 months (as an example) due to the risk factor. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Mortgage rates at 7% 2. 25% down3. 10% of current rents budgeted for capex, monthly repairs and maintenance and property management fees. 

Like deferred maintenance, (bad roof, worn out water heater/AC Unit, warped flooring, water damage) etc, unpaid utilities,  unpaid taxes, a second loan, unpaid HOA fees, a bad pool, bad reputation, sometimes squatters, sometimes they were drug houses, and so on.