That seems like the simplest.

I can't speak to NC directly, but I think at least the LL has exposed your gf to a high risk of theft by not being there.For the most part, the entry into rented premises under various circumstances is governed by state law, which might also consider policies considered non-standard, and any practices considered illegal and unenforceable even if agreed to in a lease or rental contract.In the simplest view, when you rent, the tenant assumes some of the rights of ownership, such as a limited right to exclude others from the premises.

The only real threat I see to the real estate market in the bay area is not the technology jobs leaving, but some sort of a major natural disaster like a magnitude 9 earthquake hitting the bay area, otherwise the real estate demand and prices will continue to hold up.I much rather spend my time and energy trying to identify a no name tech company that will have the ingredients in place to emerge and become the next Apple.

It takes a lot of back and forth to establish a good relationship with a provider but, once done, even out of state turnkey can be one of the simplest investment tools around.

It's a hot foreign buyers market - a bad soup of the wrong ingredients.

., the magic ingredient is LTV%.

I think the simplest recommendation would be to control the problem sequentially. 

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My exit plan (boiled down to its simplest form) when I started was buying single family homes to rent that I could price 20% below market value and sell quickly.

Not to be dodgy with your question or anything, but the simplest answer to the baseline expectation would be when ROE has dropped to the point that you believe you can achieve a higher return at the same or lower risk level in another investment opportunity.