I'm a transplant, Chicago-area  now but born and raised in London, Ontario!!

Good luck with your real estate endeavors (and your hair !!).   

Hello All,My wife and I are recent transplants to San Diego, CA from the east coast and looking for some advice on areas to purchase a live-in (1-2 years), long term hold property.  

Hello All, I am a transplanted VA member now settled in South County RI and working in SE CT.

I am STILL finding dog hair in this property and it was cleaned thoroughly by professional house cleaners.  

Tenants seem amazed that I've done things like fix a loose baseboard, tighten the screws on a wall switch faceplate that was coming loose, removed and cleaned off an air return that was clogging with dust and pet hair and basically just take care of little things.  

Also the total level of the debt compared to the value.We are on the same page but the subtle differences can be confusing to some reader so splitting hairs is a good idea.

You are not selling the property.Splitting hairs matters if you want to keep things legal.Note that when you sell on a contract the buyer's lender might have an issue.

Such tenants include hair salons, nail salons, restaurants, check cashing, etc.  

Personally there is only so much time before the next uber-like app for barbers and hair stylist comes around where they go door-to-door like an on demand business.