Good to be on the conservative side and allow for that in your analysis but people, especially with families tend to stay longer in well-maintained SFRs with good management, as opposed to a single person living in a 1 BR apt. who moves because of a bit better deal in another building.

However, that would have broken the 'arms length' relationship that must be maintained for the SD-IRA LLC (checkbook style). 

He changed out the sprinkler timer, trimmed the large tree, installed crown molding.  

It appeals to them because I'm not maintaining the house, the end buyer is.

This seems like a question for the old timer park operators on the forum link off mobilehomeuniversity.com.  

Once gone they might go wild or stay in check.There is a difference between an illness you recover fully from, and ongoing illness where you maintain it and it never goes away, and an illness that progresses and is eventually terminal. 

Part timer here, but I'll kick it off:2/1/2 condo, purchased in Dec '14.

At that point I will consider a combo of selling/holding in order to meet the ultimate goal of purchasing  a retirement home in my beloved home town of Santa Cruz California to be close to my family again while maintaining a seasonal property back on the east coast to be able to spend time with my kids and extend family here.I am looking forward to learning more and meeting others who share similar interests here on BP!

Hope this makes sense.It sounds like it would make sense for the family to be prepared at any time for the purchase of the house or have an investor take over the property to help them maintain their residences.

@Mike Nuss   have you tried the Free beer and pizza card for first timers   :)