New investor living in the Bay Area.

If you aren't going to be living in Texas then it would be tough to do a house hack there.

We haven't lived in the townhouse in the last 2/5 years so we would get hit with full capital gains.

Recently I’ve been living next to an illegal and poorly run STR operation and I can now better empathize with folks who strongly oppose them.

Quote from @Braeden Warg: Thank you for the clarification and information.I live in Cabarrus County and have experience in residential and commercial construction.

In a lot of places, evictions are quick enough it shouldn't be an issue but I do tend to live by the motto "never underestimate how much damage a pissed off tenant can cause in just a few hours."

The loan is with you, not with your tenant, so none of that means anything to them - in fact because you live in one unit and it's under 4, if you were self-managing you don't even have to abide by fair housing laws (at least on the federal level). 

Where are you living at this point?

I too live in Asheville, so Sapphire was closer than Cashiers and Highlands.

My son lives 2 hrs away and could check it once in a while but I don't want to put it on him.Are there any sites/groups that have people that would bring their own sheets and towels, clean up afterwards etc...?