If you can live with roommates, do it.

They are happy to look further from where they live, in a better rental market, because they do not want to do the management.If this were the case, then as others have said a hybrid of a 2-4 unit might be the best place to start.  

But, we now live across the country and managing from this far just doesn't make sense for us anymore so we are ready to sell.

I agree with the majority: the wisest move is to live in an affordable market where your dollar will go 3x as far.

@Chris KellyI lived in an apartment when i was younger and the downstairs tenants smoked like Cheech & Chong.

I rented to assisted living as a 5/3.5; it was ideal.

Buy a property you could live in and be proud to own.

Purchase price: $120,000 Cash invested: $370,000 Hi BP, Just wanna share my recent co-living new construction project in St.

Most of the legit rental listings where I live are on ZIllow. 

Most of it is just desert and not suitable for living or hunting.