.- The numbers may have an impact on your decision.You may also want to read your condo's Home Owners Association Master Deed & Bylaws to make sure there are no restrictions on any type of rentals. - Many HOAs have LTR restrictions and some now have implemented STR restrictions.Also, hopefully you've updated the home insurance policy of your current STR rental from a homeowner's policy to a landlord policy.

.: @Jay Hinrichsinteresting point - would obviously help brand new homeowners who are $5K short, or just over the DTI threshold, or whatever. 

Dewald: Some other good zips are 63074, 63042, 63044 - great for long term rentals.There are good areas in south city left as well :-)I see more and more issues with municipalities like Berkeley, Pagedale where they want to narrow down the amount of rentals within a neighborhood and require homeowners to occupy and won't give out occupancy for rentals.Let me know if you've got any questions. 

I am also looking to buy a few duplexes or triplexes for my own portfolio, so it would be ideal to start sending out letters to home owners in my area to see if I can find any off market.

What we typically see is a contractor trying to act as a bully as most homeowners are push overs.

call any homeowner and offer them 2x their Zestimate. 

The property has had little to no maintenance and it's in a decent neighborhood with mostly homeowners. 

The problem is HUD has been very sloppy especially over the last few years to record these, so often unless the homeowner remembers them , they bypass closing.

I was thinking ​some type of homeowners policy, I didn't think about builders risk.

I live in CA (SF Bay area), looking to move out of state possibly Nevada in two years once my son graduates High School.We sold our manufactured home a couple years ago and now are renting and saving for future home.T...