And we ended up having to re-lease our apartment, and now my wife doesn't want to move in at all so we are going to rent the house out while we live in an apartment she wants to live in instead.Anyways, I'm now considered a real estate professional according to IRS rules, and its looks like we are going to be accidental landlords.

But when I took over the 4 unit they all had a history of eviction proceedings and not for good reason... they have since moved on.See: http://www.app.com/story/insider/extras/2017/01/05/asbury-park-press-investigative-series-renter-hell/96195072/

Portland is getting a ton of positive press for the food and beer scene and it's really becoming a destination best enjoyed when the summer tourist crowd clears out. 

Lol @anna Buffkin there's An example of my big fingers getting in the way, I didn't mean to misspell your name, i just pressed the wrong pop up name, I have to be careful where I put my fingers.

You'll be hard pressed to find 30 yr amort but some local banks will do them every so often.

This left a sour taste in my tenants mouth about dogs in the home I believe.Currently, with the two rooms rented out, I am paying total out of pocket less than what I was previously paying for my own apt so I'm not pressed for income.

Best thing you can do is exactly what you're doing: reach out to others and ask for recommendations.That being said, with all the post-Harvey work going on, you're going to be hard-pressed to find quality, responsive, and affordable contractors if you don't already know one.

I had a direct-report once who was an accidental landlord.

In the past she called for kitchen sink leaks, broken sprinklers, door bell stopped working (because she accidentally unplugged the electrical wire), new filter for furnace, gardener did not show up on schedule or did not do a good job.

If it were me, I would have pressed charges!