He built a solid local team... reliable contractors, a sharp property manager, even a neighbor who'd send occasional photo updates.

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 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.

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. 

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.

We do occasionally have families or professionals that come to look at our properties, but they realize they can get a much cheaper place a little further out from campus.

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.

@William HooFatt thx William -There are a lot of Small mouth bass , walleye, and occasional other fish in the delaware there .Some freshwater  eels too!