He has a very good job and great credit but is young and immature so I kind of just want him to go away BUT hate the hassle of having to show the place again (40+ min drive from my house each way), run background checks, etc.What would you do in a situation like this?

Keep in mind that a bad GC can cause you all kinds of headaches from disappearing materials to subs putting liens on your property from not being paid/being underpaid.

Just as an example, 4% is actually an excellent return if you are allocating it to some kind of savings vehicle.Banks treat you differently with better debt ratios.

Also walk around the neighborhood a little bit and determine what kind of renters are likely to live there.

@Nomann Ehmed what kind of questions do you have? 

This home is a 20-minute train ride to downtown San Francisco, although some corporate rental companies only have units downtown.Tyler - What kinds of areas would you typically target for a 30+ day VR?

I figured that getting my license and working in an agency with successful sales people will give me a wealth of knowledge as well as earn the opportunity to get income through my sales skills (spent time as a financial advisor for Prudential Financial, I also had stints in sales with AFLAC).If you can, I would love some awesome feedback on everything from: *What I need to know about working with a brokerage firm (membership dues, office politics, commission splits, location, size, etc)*How I should start investigating my market,*What kind of time and money I should be prepared to invest to get results in real estate sales,*Tips on getting into the commercial sector,And anything in between!

The only reason we chose her is because she could pay for the year up front (she is also a "widow trying to rebuild" and we are kind people).

Your local REIA is a great source of all kinds of referrals.

I will def not start looking at houses without any kind of fund already in the works, unless I just strictly want to do wholesaling and even then I would have network first.