However, health concerns forced me to step away from the hustle about 6 years ago.Fast forward to today, I'm officially retired and living in sunny California with a renewed sense of energy (and much better health!).

Currently working on analyzing properties, with a goal of minimizing human emotion  and solely looking at the numbers to purchase positive cash flowing properties.  

Yeah this topic is certainly exhausted.LLCs do not protect you from torts especially if you, the human, is careless or reckless in the direction of the LLC.LLCs can be expensive.

My experience is dealing with all the American and Canadian students at the health care related schools there.

You can only prorate the primary residence exclusion in cases where health or a job transfer have forced you to move.

Food, water, shelter, the fundamental human needs.

They haven't been a maintenance issue other than the glass shades once getting broken which I was able to replace with used shades from a used construction material store like Habitat for Humanity.

Learn before you earn.Again, I am not trying to be “mean”, just keep in mind that you don’t know everything the seller is going through…from your side of the table this may look like an “easy deal” or a no brainer good deal the seller should jump on…seldom is this true.You probably won’t ever know what the seller is dealing with (could be multiple sellers, family issues, health problems with a loved one, and a hundred other things).

We are all human and your good naturedness allowed you to open your heart and home to a tenant that ended up being not so nice, but hey, lesson learned and on we go :), cheers!

There is a hospital (First Health Moore Regional) near my location; I would think traveling nurses would want somewhere safe, quiet, and not too far away (easy drive) from the hospital they're working at.