Check with the providers to see what is tied to the house and what isn't. 

I work with a lot of investors who own properties in Austin and their battling the same thing you are right now so they've shifted to areas like SAN, DFW, Memphis, Little Rock, OKC and Tulsa for a variety of reasons but the top are price points are lower and rents are stronger.

People with cushy government paychecks and benefits and job security.I agree with you that state and Federal losses are not necessarily tied.

Once the new supply is absorbed, and we are seeing rent growth again, which supply and demand is all but guaranteeing, not only will our project benefit from stronger rent growth, but also appreciation will accelerate as more buyers will come in helping drive up prices."

The Oakland deal is attractive because you will be there to work the real estate post acquisition which will give you experience that makes you a better investor and a far stronger manager of your other real estate assets. 

They also just launched a new dynamic pricing tool, its bare bones now but over time maybe it’ll be good enough to cut ties with PriceLabs.

Every property is already tied to a management company, however, you are free to use any company you like. 

We also spoke with the unwanted guest's probation officer who told us he had his hands tied and couldn't force the unwanted guest to leave my rental.Based on all of this information, we decided to give the main tenant one last chance to clean up his act as we felt bad kicking out an old veteran with a dog in the winter.

I think people in this area who do commute take advantage of the easy train access and affordability compared to other areas with a stronger commercial presence like downtown Bloomfield and up through Montclair.

Keep in mind that if a lawsuit is initiated, the attorney will probably file a lis pendens which means the title company won't issue insurance and it ties up the property until things are settled/litigated.