Yet you can't debate the basis of my argument on why this is not an ideal model.

I don't blame her with moving out of CA, I've been debating that myself whenever my problem tenant situation is over as well. 

If you don't then you can be more aggressive in minimizing equity and cash flow.What I've seen over the years is that this debate over style of investing has tended to mirror the life cycle stage of the investor. 

I am a new investor and currently 5 weeks into a rehab and my FIRST deal! I’ve been dreaming of this for 8 years! I have been a high volume realtor for 8 years, worked with a lot of investors and have been waiting to ...

As I look forward to retirement I have often debated with myself this dilemma?   

Pretty sad that I thought I could have a reasonable debate with these hosts.

I am still heavily debating on whether to go LTR or MTR with this 2 bed/2 full bath.

Either way, I get that this is a contrary viewpoint, so I didn't come here to debate, only to present the concept and to offer my services if it was appealing to post creator.

The current landlord for this property is kind and is more willing to pay for replacements on the home which I believe is mainly because she used to live in the home so I didn't really need to spend much for any problems that arrived other than minor things the home is over 150+ years old so it has its quirks.The tough part is that I am paying a bit more in rent for this home but it has a lot more potential than my other unit, it has a good-sized backyard which I'm debating on adding a hot tub or a fire place but seems like a fireplace may be better maintenance and cost wise.

After debating local vs. or OOS, it seems like prudent advice to try to start locally with long term MF in so cal.