There are some other tips that I can add, but I'd like to keep this short and touch on the ones that we see missed most often.  

Anyone care to share experiences with this in SF? 

So how is the normal things included in the Hoa payment like water, sewer, garbage, utilities, etc getting paid or taken care of ?

I'm careful not to over charge for rent but you can get the higher side of the market rent because 3 to 5 people are sharing the rent. 

One of the big topics I will be looking for on the forums are the issues with "cross border investing" I have been absorbing the podcasts as fast as possible, as there is tones of great info and tips sitting in there.I am sure I will be searching for / posting LOTS of questions to get things off on the right foot!

Don’t forget, some properties need lawn care, or snow removal, or insurance is more than double, or the house is brand new, or it’s 120 years old.

Yes should be able to, my lender only really cares about DTI and the actual score.

I'm looking at this property at commerce city, colorado.  The home is in like c-class neighborhood, not much good schools nearby, more industrial area.  Doing the math I figured with a 4 bd home I could rent out each ...

It is a large sum so I would think carefully about it.

Given the area of Del Cerro, we used high end finishes throughout and every detail was carefully picked out from the door knobs to the iPad control station to Bose surround sound throughout the house to LED mirrors to the Versailles travertine floors to the wall hung toilets to the custom cabinets w/ granite countertops, etc...Nothing was left untouched!