We lived in the house for about a year after marriage, then moved out and turned it into a rental.3.

@Todd Romero thanks for jumping back in and congrats on the marriage. 

Life changes happen (Marriage, Kids, new job out of state).

And when you add a time limit, it seems even more reasonable that you are allowing someone to rent if they have shown they are rehabilitated.Might be harder to 'pass the test' if you had other guidelines that eliminated those with a record of, say, embezzlement, alcohol on the beach, curfew, or marriage fraud.

The status quo of his life and marriage is shattered but he builds a new life upon the wreckage of the old.1984 by George Orwell - A cautionary and prophetic story. 

@Collin Vosburgh As has been stated in this thread, Dave Ramsey when through a trauma when he went bankrupt that cost him everything financially and that almost cost him his marriage.  

He finally sold it when I told him we were going to have a baby (after 5 years of marriage). 

We call it: Marriage 2.0 with a real opportunity for FOCUS on wealth building and real estate seems like a great vehicle to help get us there.

Hey @Ashley Bearden welcome to Bigger Pockets and congratulations on your recent marriage!

Since she is in CA, it will become community property anyway when she gets married unless she has a prenup with her fiance to treat the property as separately owned and not part of the community property.If the marriage lasts, keeping the property as separately owned won't matter.