It would be very good to hear from some executives at Baselane, Hemlane, Hospitable, who have tens of thousands of landlords across the country, share their insights into the subjects @Jamie Petraglia is asking about. 

PFE also has a good proximity to some of the area's attractions.

Whenever to costs of a new mortgage are outweighed by a lower rate (assuming that is the only factor you’re considering) is a good basis. 

I have a good bit of equity within my home (~450k).   

If you decide to stay in CA I would definitely suggest getting to know a good tenant/landlord lawyer that is familiar with lease creation and knows the process well. 

Good job on the reading.

It's all old cottages that can be really cute when redone, and the location is fantastic, right between the airport and a skip and hop to the river and downtown.You might also look into some more "boring" options, I've heard there's new suburbs happening behind the airport, and look out to the suburbs nearer to Micron, etc as well.AirDNA should give you plenty of good data as well.

Most here on BP that buy NPL's like myself only invest in the US as we see plenty of product here in the US and can make good money doing it, so its not worth the risk to venture overseas in other country to learn all the nuances, laws and rebuilding all brand new relationships.

Over time, as rents rise and your margins improve, a good PM is worth their weight in gold. 

War is never good.