. $200 below market if they never leave could be one of the best things to happen to you.

Seems like renting it with the above numbers would leave you, at best, very lean, and, at worst, in a negative cash flow position after accounting for property management, vacancy, repairs, and Cap Ex.For example:$1,800 Monthly Gross Rent - $1356 (PITI) - $180 (10% for Property Management) - $180 (10% for Vacancy) - $90 (5% for Repairs) - $90 (5% for Cap Ex) = -$96 Net Monthly Cash Flow (It would be even worse if you could only rent for $1,700 per month)While you might not need repairs or capital expenditures in the short-term, with a 12-year old house, you're probably past the midpoint on the useful life of some of the systems in the house (e.g.

The data I've seen predicts growth into 2020 and then leveling off for a bit.It's likely I'll be leaving the city next year.

Yep, returns can still be excellent, but if you're making $60k on a wholesale deal, I should hope you're leaving a lot more profit available for the end buyer, as they are going to be the one taking on all the risk.

Some providers will leave it to the investor to make up the gap if the appraisal is low. 

We never hired a management company, as it was not cost effective with rent we have been charging and it is only one house.Another question: If I do wait til Fall 2019 to sell, should I rip the carpet (up the stairs, living room hallways, bonus and bedrooms—2600sf house) and leave floors bare, (it’s light colored, horrible carpet) to allow buyers to add their own?

if they dont leave, the bank is not going to come to underwrite you another loan.

They always talk about how they love the place and don't want to leave.

You could evict, create a pet lease and charge for the dog, make tenant get rid of the dog if they want to stay, or request tenant break lease and leave without eviction. 

If it is universal that only leaves me with one more home to buy before I need to start looking at other funding options.