One spouse is getting out of nursing school in 6 months and will start making money, or one spouse is expecting a raise shortly, etc etc.

If you miss something, you either take a pay cut or have to go back and fix it or both.I started doing it part-time while in school and couldn't make it to most appointments because they were during the day when most people are at work.

Tell the kids they are joining the Navy out of high school.  

Both working okay/fine paying jobs, both worked through school so no student debt, driving old cars so no car payments

Can you reccomend a book on economics for non grad school types?

It looks like the school referendum will have some impact on property taxes, but the decision to increase rents should not depend on your cost, but on how far you are way from market rent.

The Epic Pro Academy talks about the followingContract AssignmentsWholesalingFix and FlipBuy and HoldLease OptionsOwner FinancingSubject-toPresenting multiple offers to sellers called a 3 option letter of intentLead Generation (in my opinion a little old school but works)Advertising (My personal stance is don't create a huge buyers list but build close relationships with 3-5 and go shopping for them (buyer first).)AutomationIf even one person was able to have success following the course then it works.

Some things that make a rental appealing 1 - pet policy (pets or no pets allowed)2 - number of full bathrooms 3 - number of floors (single level vs multi)4 - backyard or lack thereof5 - school ratings (higher the better)6 - crime ratings (lower the better)7 - location to highways8 - amenities (parks, pools, trails, lakes, etc)9 - location to place of employment.10 - age of the property 11 - appliances Just to name a few.

The house is in a pretty great neighborhood with excellent schools and options to commute to most parts of the bay area and I am confident that I will be able to rent it out soon. 

Both working okay/fine paying jobs, both worked through school so no student debt, driving old cars so no car payments