Earlier this year we sold most of our material possessions, left our jobs, and began traveling around the country in search of opportunity and adventure.  

@Craig MitchelldyerHere in NJ we can use the tax records on the MLS to asses if there is a lis Penden.

If youre in California, your local recorders office will have the exemption forms that allow these changes without triggering a taxable event.

So I've been mulling this question over in my head for a few days now, and I decided to just post it here instead of driving myself bonkers. (Plus everyone here has been absolutely amazing at answering any and all que...

I hear the success stories about people retiring at 40 traveling the world sipping margaritas enjoying life.

I should mention at this point that I had screened the tenants and they had excellent credit scores and rental history with no criminal record.

Water is collected by the city government and is billed directly to the owner of record.

@Bei He Rents are at record numbers in Sac!

They did a good job of dealing with the dud tenant  I wish their record keeping and reporting on maintenance issues were a little more in depth, but then this is the first PM I have dealt with so I may have unrealistic expectations.

Most likely it would be obvious - two electric meters,  two mailboxes,  etc,  and might already reflect that use on county records.