The fact that YOU are taking your West coast gains and leaving would give me pause if I lived on the West coast. actually my Oregon investments are pretty substantial just not in the rental realm  all new construction.. just finished a 23 home project were I sold the homes at 425k to 500k... and have a 90 lot one lined up for next year.. that will be a 50 million dollar deal.. so no I am not taking it all out of state.. although we have some pretty substantial projects in Charleston SC as well.as you know this is predominately a landlord site... and I am not a landlord.. but quite active in real estate in other avenues.. 

It's been so enlightening, but its still a bit scary and confusing, so I'd like to ask you guys for advice in taking the very first steps. 

Both units are substantially under market on M2M leases and there was quite a bit of deferred maintenance.

They do all the yard work and clean as part of their daily chores, etc. but the program charges a substantial amount of money that is paid by insurance companies, so they cram a lot of beds in each room because they are making money with more clients.

I try not to show unless we are at the point of substantial completion, meaning floors are in, counters are in, most everything is painted, etc.

Buying the property by myself fyi.B - Not sure, I would like to keep an eye on the property and move out when/hopefully it appreciates to a substantial degree.C - It hasn't been sitting for that long, I've really acquired all of this in the last 16 months.C2 - I will be living in the property and self-managing.. 

We took the pay-as-you-go route and, while it is what allowed us to get started in multifamily investing, this route has substantially reduced cash flow for a number of years. 

It will create substantial problems and may result in paying more taxes.

The available notes have decreased substantially. 

As you move further out from the urban center the home ownership percentages rise substantially.