GC walked off the job.

Since you're a citizen but you live and work abroad you'd still qualify mostly for second homes occupancy or investor non owner occupancy (primary is hard to claim if your job requires you to be physically next to the office as an example so an underwriter isnt going to readily believe you unless you can get HR to write you a letter to state you're remotely capable of earning this income/job duties anywhere).Hopefully that helps let me know if you have further questions into mortgage planning.

It is our full time job (so no other W2 job for us).

Quote from @Lexi Lehman: Quote from @Derrick Lewis: I use TurboTenant for their other features (and tenants submit maintenance requests there), but haven't seen anything about a partnership with Lula until now.Lula doesn't cost anything for the property manager as a subscription normally, you just pay on a per-job basis.

I had more than one contractor do a great job on the first and then go downhill from there.

With their low income and it's unlikely they'll get a better paying job.

Investments from CA tech companies is driving job and population growth. 

According to Tom Cruz hereafter referred to as DB, I wasted 31 years of my life training to become an ortho surgeon but the DB doesn't understand some people enjoy their jobs and are passionate about helping other people. 

If we stay with our high-paying jobs, we can carry the properties, but we(spouse and I) are too afraid to invest in Class B or C neighborhoods.

Your job is in Dallas, you are owner occupied?