Hello,I have been looking for my first multi unit (duplex) in the Willamette Valley wine country area of Oregon ( it will become Sonoma in 20 years ;-) ) and my retired father (healthy and active  66 years old) has been mildly interested in selling his home (no mortgage) for a change of scenery and possibly to move closer to our growing family.

Bend is a beautiful area, with a focus on a healthy lifestyle, recreation, etc.

I have a good job that offers a healthy pension and I make outside investments into 457 etc..... but I want to retire early and am planning on doing so with rental property. 

I'm curious about your thoughts/recommendations here...I have a 2 bedroom unit with two tenants with declining health.  I

But since most refuse to follow common sense advice, and gotta get a good healthy dose of a bad tenant experience in order to learn, consider doing the following:   Collect or you pay 75.00 and do a more extensive background check.Require a $500k non-refundable Pet "Fee,"  Not a pet deposit, but Pet Fee. 

My mission is to provide safe and healthy homes and achieve financial independence. 

I wish you success and a healthy baby!

The other fact is that my boy is very healthy now so everything worked out. 

This will allow you to obtain a healthy return in the future years if you do not plan to work and would like additional income.

The neighbors do say he is still cognitive intact but he is clearly not healthy and not taking care of himself.