They buy a SFH if the market crashes, or when our growing family requires it.   2) Buy a single unit for ourselves (condo or townhome) and plan to keep it as a rental when we buy a bigger home down the roadI have had a few conversations with realtors and gotten some wild variations in advice.  

Ok, so you wouldn't even offer a trial unit? 

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We get a variation of this about once a month.

@Ryan Dickson what we're having success with in Austin are variations of short term rentals

I'd use the search bar to see the answers that have been given the other 80 times this and variations of this question have been asked on the forum. 

I agree there's great variation in the prefab surrounds.

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Its trial and error unless you can get a referral from a trust worthy source.You can read reviews for cleaning companies.

@Marcus AuerbachThis is a variation of the problem with doing a Cost Seg and then selling the property in 6-months...nasty surprises.