Your silence as to people just taking insurance money and leaving is deafening.Click your heels and sprinkle fairy dust all you want, Jim, but big government is absolutely vital here.I’m curious, too: where did I say anything about government dictating compensation?

I ain’t no lawyer (except on the Internet), so will possibly have to resort to checking with the lender (BoA) to confirm as I didn’t see anything in the contract that suggested that it closes if I’m no longer resident.James

I “hope” you are not married or it will make it very difficult as you can’t have a disregarded multi-member LLC except in community property states.

(There’s no way to transfer title that can legally prohibit enforcement of due on sale, except transfer to the owners REVOCABLE trust or transfer to children upon death).  

No cameras allowed in common areas except that provided by landlord, garage agreement, and so forth, then I see no problem warning this guy to fix or quit. 

It is absolutely correct that that all investment has risk, and Norada is no exception.

Spread your eggs between multiple pockets rather than everything into one property that may or may not appreciate and cashflow as you forecasted.The only exception that rule would be in Austin, if you live there, or in Phoenix AZ just because the growth in the Phoenix metro is so strong and you can still cashflow there. 

HI Guenevere, You can acquire your a primary residence from up to 1-4 units for as low as 5% with conventional or 3.5% FHA with a few exceptions.

(I also had to come to CA for health reasons, so I am not sure if that is an exception) - You can use that reason to excuse the amount of time you lived in it. 

You have your exceptions, but that's what I've seen after talking to thousands of people and helping hundreds build their porfolios.