Sometimes large employers will rent furnished apartments for their employees coming to town on a regular basis.Also, if you believe strongly in the appreciation of the house, how bad would the negative cash flow be if you did long term rental? 

(You won’t get the ongoing tax break and you’ll be selling or paying the taxes to cash out.)You convert capital gains income in to regular income. 

Assuming a similar scope of work for a 1000 SqFt house would you say say $25 a SqFt would still hold (maybe $25-40 with a regular handyman or crew). 

I'm out on site regularly for that project for my W2 job, there are rumors of it growing in scope too.

Set up a clear scope of work and schedule regular video check-ins with photo updates.

I hear appraisals associated with ADUs regularly in southern Ca and they are typically less than 50% of hands off cost.  

Not to mention, solar panels can also be a cause of roof leaks and require regular cleaning to maintain some level of efficiency which is not great to start with while also getting worse over time.

Quote from @Emory Clayton: I'm confused as to how to screen Sec 8 tenants compared to regular 'market rate' tenants.

Quote from @Katie Nolan: Here's the Oregon Landlord - Tenant Law: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.htmlHere's a handbook that may be easier to understand: https://oregonlawhelp.org/resources/landlord-tenant-law-oreg...If you're going to be successful, particularly in a heavily regulated state, then I recommend you study the law regularly.

If you have a real estate attorney you use regularly, they normally will do it for a low price as well.