I've heard more horror stories about landlords being stuck with bad tenants and losing money and not being able to get them out promptly because of how the laws are written.Some people will argue that buying in CA is better, but for me it's just a preference on ease.

If you haven't already, you might want to speak with a mortgage attorney.Also, escrowing docs and funds tends to put both buyer and seller at ease ... you might want to consider an escrow.

If one can be at ease with the negatives, specifically 1. rent court/evictions 2. maintenance 3 chasing rent money...

Quit Claimed them to my wife with ease.

Additionally, Airbnb collects and disburses taxes to my state, city and town which eases my paperwork burden.

I am contacting you to let you know there is help AND options available for you to ease the stressful and overwhelming process on what to do with your property located at (address, city, state, zip code)If you plan to sell the home, there is no reason to go through the entire court confirmation process, incurring more attorneys’ fees and time consuming delays.Of course, I’m sure at this time the property may not be a priority for the family, but if in the future the heirs/estate decide to sell, please call me and give me the chance to make an offer.or; Please feel free to reach me at (your contact number) to discuss what is available to you in this trying process.Add these paragraphs to were you feel they should be inserted....

If you are looking for truly passive income and presumably ease of mind during your retirement, commercial might not be the best answer - in my humble opinion. 

Also When it came time to filing the 1099's they made a big deal how easy it was,  all you had to do was hit the button and then there were transmitted to the IRS, but that ease came with a $15.00 batch feel and I believe that was $1.26 a per line each owner in the batch.   

You can do it all from the ease of your computer/smart phone.

I've used Buildium for 5 years now and love it -- (can find many of my posts to this effect...ha) Love the one stop shop aspect - financial reports, online payments, ease of advertising vacancies, paying owners online, online application, basic website, background checks, automatically pulling financial transactions down etc.Curious what your perspective is.