I am affraid of renting my house because I am not sure how I will be affected when it comes down to tax season.My givens:Married$185k combined annual incomeBought current house in December 2011for $302k in La Puente, Ca 917443br, 2ba, pool 1363sqft house and 6,000sqft property According to Redfin: Land taxable value is $137k and total house value 309k(house is worth 420k-430k at least after recent comp houses sold)Property taxes paid in 2014 was $3,795Refinanced March 2015 and Payment is now $1,637 (includes insurance and taxes) at 3.75%, 30yr loanCurrent house estimated to be around 420-430k if I sell based on recently sold houses, owe 265k on loan to date.Area comps show a average rent of $2,100Reoccurring/maintenance cost: Pool is $90, Grass/plants is $100, Utilities is $340My questions:Should I just sell the home now and collect $134k......(425k sell house x 6% agent fees) - 265k (Current balance)= $134k, not sure if it will not be worth it if I sell house in 10yrs assuming house value remains about same?

I currently have some rentals in Independence, MO, however I am looking to expand with some SFR's in the Northland area, mostly next to World's of Fun and the Ford plant.

Your mod unit costs should not vary much from plant to plant.  

Plant a seed.

With my first property, I've added trees, plant beds and improved the lawn.

There is a dog food plant on 29th and Wall Ave.

Of course the plants had all been removed by the time we discovered them.

Antoine-The reason South Tampa is hot is largely due to PLant HIgh School.

Teaching the children how important farming and agriculture is to our plant.  

Also, agreeing with others about staging...one less expensive option could be adding more greenery (plants) to the patio and back yard.