Due to log distance, and a PM that I should have never trusted, these homes have gone downhill and are currently on life support.

Life is about choices, so know your neighborhood and go into the deal with your eyes open.

If you paid a lump sum PMI, that is amortized over the life of the loan with annual expense deductions on Schedule E.  

My fiance is a doctor there and it's definitely past time to shorten the distance between us, and of course I'm looking forward to this next step in building our lives together.HERE'S THE RUB: I just recently became licensed in CA (it's been a plan of mine as I want to invest in more RE) and because 1- I need to sell my primary residence in lieu of moving to Detroit, and 2- my parents are looking to unload a few of their rental properties starting this April, so I may as well make some easy money being their listing agent.As there are a lot of moving parts, it can seem a bit daunting: My tenants' leases will end in May so I can have time to clear everything out, move my things to Detroit, and get the house up to market.I will have to find the best way to step away from my FT job here (as they don't operate in MI) and I've started researching jobs in Detroit****The main complication about the job hunt is: I want to find something that of course will provide a stable income as I acclimate to the new life in Detroit but I also want to have enough time carved out to start finding flips and rentals AS WELL AS facilitate the selling of my parents' rentals back in CA (which is one of the reasons I got licensed remember). 

What I would do is hand all the paperwork over to a collections agency and let them make the daughters life miserable for awhile.  

Which i would have thought about it earlier in my life.  

I have been in sales my whole life as a stockbroker and now insurance but my heart is now on real estate.

So, if the answer to this question is, YES.... than I think your "road map to life" is way over complicated.  

Not only was it a massive help to my personal life, but it also made me grateful to be part of a community like BP where that kind of behaviour is normal.  

I am sure you have been told how an fha has a shelf life    Let us know how that turns out.