IF you plan on going back someday, and this is the home you want to move back to, then renting it would be a good idea as long as you estimate that it will cover itself, or preferably, cash flow, which it appears that yours will at @ $2K or so per month (after expenses). 

It is better to have a couple in good areas (not fancy, just good family areas) than a bunch in areas that are rougher. 

I've had a couple OOS investors ask about ADU potential in our market... not sure what hurdles there might be with the city (permitting, zoning, or otherwise).

I realize that I will need a W2 to make get a mortgage, so I was considering picking up a couple of part time, flexible jobs in order to hopefully acquire a new property as an STR.

She went through a couple brain surgeries and major post issues.

My cost they said i could do $2,000 up front and then next couple months more payments with cold calling they offer and fee would be $9,800 plus the cold callers Virtual assisant that would be working with me.

My partner and I have a couple units we manage as well in Washington DC.

A couple of mine are in Mesa, one in Florence, and I just added one in Arizona City. 

Super nice guy, and a genius.You can also go checkout Divorce Lending Association and find a local CDLP if you'd prefer.

I am about ready to just manage myself from out of state and have a couple of local handymen help me out when things come up.