Is this doable on our salaries in Bakersfield, or would it be better out of state? 

Which county/areas/cities in/near phoenix should I buy an investment property in?

Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.

That is relatively easy, but ZIP codes are a really poor way of breaking down the city as we have several that cover both expensive and low-income areas.

Hi,I would return the deposit fully assuming no damages and this would be required in most states as you weren't actually 'damaged' by the early termination.

Move on.As you stated, she is problematic and may continue to rant for a while.

But back to Nicholas' comment: there is simply not enough information to even begin to state if this is a deal he or I would do.  

The worst thing you can do is to choose one contractor and use all of their subs out of state.

We’re one ofthe few property managers that require W-2’s and a bank statement and we go way beyond the traditional, “income must =3x rent” qualifier.Below is more information about what our Applications Department does to screen applicants and find the best tenantspossible for your property.Required InfoWe require the following from each applicant over the age of 18, that is not a dependent of anotherapplicant (as evidenced on a tax return):Copy of acceptable state picture IDRecent YTD paystubRecent W-2Recent Bank Statement, all pages, no info blacked outRecent tax return if self-employedApplicants are often slow about turning this information in, asking us why we need it and then takingseveral days to submit.

But I would not use that as a criteria to invest out of state.