I haven't seen any coverage on this from a reputable source.

You can get more bang for your buck by combining house-hacking with the BRRRR strategy.Where to go from here:-Find an investor-friendly Realtor - check here - members -Get pre-approved for financing - your Realtor can recommend a lender or you can use the members tab to find someone in your market who has a reputation here on BP.

In either case that is their business, their tenants, their rental contract, and their reputation as a LL on the line and not yours. 

It’s is in no way reputable any more in many instances.Pay now or pay later...plus construction is like sausage: you don’t want to be around when it’s being made.

The two contractors I had are reputable, so I'm not that worryabout them.

Moving from California is scary, I've been here my whole life but I'm ready to move on, invest and explore what I'm sure will be a whole different  world!

I appreciate are you sending me a few zip codes to check, which 2-3 should I further explore in order to get the highest price to rent ratio? 

I think there are other situations to explore as well but For Rent by Owner tells me that the owner of the property is open to the idea of receiving payments for the property.

I'm trying to explore my options here.

Could be interesting to explore in more detail.