Hello @Melissa Sejour,Choosing an investment city is the most important decision you will make, so you are wise to carefully consider your options.Where you invest depends on your goals.

Take care of the hard job first.  

If he no longer resides in the home, he is no longer a legal tenant.

-how many bathrooms per resident have you found to be successful?

I was preapproved with that amount before, but it was for a single family, primary residence about six months ago.

Who will drive by to see if the lawn is cared for, or if there are three unauthorized dogs in the back yard?

https://www.biggerpockets.com/...The real threshold questions are: do you have Japanese permanent residency? 

so those owners are pretty comfortable - no mortgage payment - and they don't need to sell, and they don't care where an investor "needs" the price to be to make money. 

Here’s a bit of background on my current situation:I own one rental property that generates $1,900 per month in rental income, and it is paid off ($300K).My primary residence is also paid off ($288K).I’m currently building another rental property with cash ($200K).

Quick/cheap flights from Philadelphia, where my primary residence is.5.