Assumptions: specifically allowed in city ordinances, mobile home manufacturing in the area, or that someone heavily marketed that area as a retirement location in the past. 

If your house is not build on soil like that, but instead is built on more stable soil types, you probably will have fewer issues as long as the foundation was built properly to begin with.

Certainly not by liquidating their retirement accounts that just suffered an historic drop in value.Do you feel that Oregon’s bias against landlords is a temporary fad, or a permanent change that may even worsen over time? 

Think of it as the rough sketch that helps you figure out where you want to swim: Omaha’s stable single-family rentals with decent cash flow and strong appreciation potential, the sizzling up-and-coming pockets around San Antonio where off-market deals still lurk if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, or those tight-knit Chicago neighborhoods where a trusted investor-friendly agent can point you to contractors who won’t ghost you mid-reno.

You’ve got a sizable asset with stable tenants, but the monthly overhead is making it feel heavier than it should.

Profitable and stable are two words that have a negative correlation. 

For example, I started investing in Buffalo (NY) a few years ago because I liked the stable population statistic along with the fact that a big chunk of the population is in the healthcare industry... along with major car manufacturers having plants or some sort of manufacturing factory there (Tesla, GM, etc.) 

I’d recommend looking for properties that already have stable tenants or need minor updates to increase rents down the line.

Buying a home is the bay area retirement planYes, there are a lot details and differences for everyone's particular situation.

So we retired the sellers loan within 12 to 18 months.