If so, furnishing it and renting out 30 days+ may be the way to go.Speaking of furnishing, depending on your square footage, bed/bath count, etc. are you comfortable leaving most, if not all, of your furniture behind and will it suit a furnished rental well/photograph well?

They were all updated, staged and our photographer did an amazing job!

--> I would hire a professional STR photographer to come in and take new photos for you.

My guess is 95% would say the ones that are professionally staged and photographed.

@Mike Schelske If you do forum search for "bay area vs out of state" or similar keywords , you'll find a plethora of posts on this subject from veterans.

Does anybody know of any good veteran insurance plans with good rates in CA?

Expectations - what a good agent can do for you:If you are not an industry veteran, here is what you should expect from a great agent: Help you with your strategy, validate it, maybe challenge it, help you refine it.

He was a police officer (hated his job) and she was a freelance photographer. 

Here are some other highlights:automatic rent increase at renewalAdministrative fee if utilities revert to owner name and shut off if they do not establish their own account.No assignment or sublettingNo pets of any kind without owner permission in writing Tenant responsible for pest controlNo changing the locksNo tenant maintenance or alterations without permission in writingRight of entry and inspection, including our right to record any visit with photographs and/or video recording for office use

We are both Navy Veterans, and we want to use the VA Home Loan to buy a triplex or quadplex.