I just moved from Houston after living there for about a dozen years.

Helping people " make your next move your best move".

You love the house and there is a likely opportunity that you may be moving back to the Austin area.  

Not able to move (at least for a while) due to my job.Looking to use savings that would’ve been for a primary residence down payment to invest in rental property out of state.Would love to make connections, hear thoughts on good markets to look into, strategies to maximize return, etc. 

Only thing that has happened is that remaining tenant is paying both portions so there is no eviction.I'd speak to the remaining tenant and find out what happened and what is the plan moving forward.

I wanted to buy another house to move and rent out my current house within 2 years.I am happy to find this place so I can imporve my skillset as a landlord

I think we will see more "adult" families living together...kids move back in or parents move in with kids.The traditional apartment model was based on 12month leases, but jobs are not always 12 months and people want flexible terms, so co-living often offers that.Seems like younger people between 20-30 and some other age groups don't want to get married and start that housing pathway our parents and grandparents took.   

It might be just me... but I don't think long term rental might be the move here. 

If they had moved out without paying, what would you be doing?

I will then use my current home I am moving out of as a rental property.