For example, if she can't visit the property, is she good at record keeping (so everything is organized at tax time) or finding vendors, comparing product prices, finding free or low cost items on Facebook marketplace to improve the rental)3. emergency fund.

It's a stalemate due to affordability and either wages or prices give, I would bet the latter. 

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Currently situated in San Diego and can only afford rent for now because house prices in SoCal are bonkers.

You can't afford to wait to act any longer.  

Like most markets, there is a growing trend in the area due to affordability and increasing more things to do. 

I also invest in other assets such as stocks, and private companies as well. for RE agents I see absolutely no conflict.. its their job.. not every agent starting out can afford to buy a rental.. and note very agent even wants to own a rental ( like me) I only like to deal in land when I sold RE to the public .

It's got everything to do with people just not be able to afford it, even if they wanted to.

You know, like any other INSURANCE PRODUCT.  

Curious how this will play out in the courts (granted it's LTR) and affect pricing products used for STR such as PriceLabs (which I use but have to seriously manually adjust for very specific reasons).