It's not a bad job, it pays the bills and provides pretty good healthcare insurance but it's not my passion.

Went through a couple realtors before finding the one, and a few lenders wouldn't lend to me because I am out of State and they all said out of State has the highest default on loans rate, but I kept trying and looking and found a great guy who took care of me as well as recommended me to my property manager who put a tenant in place within a month of ownership and keep in touch with me on a weekly basis.

I am a pretty active landlord and probably have higher expenses than some landlords as it has been my policy to take care of my properties to get good tenants. 

He’s been living down the street with a neighbor for over a year due to some health issues with mobility.

With a pool you should always have it completely fenced off to prevent a neighborhood kid from drowning.I would not assume that the bank whom owns it or the town will care about the broken fence and replace it.

You have to be careful with rentometer, it is only concerned with bedroom and bath count. 

I will be paying around $400 month total for living costs (minus food & care), and $350 a month for daycare (YIKES).

Aside from international investors looking to park cash somewhere that their governments can't get at it, pretty much the rest of us care about returns...be it in cash flow, appreciation or both.

Also AS @Edward B. stated completely bad Karma to kick someone out of their home that rescued it the morning before the sale I don't care if it was 5 minutes they got the dough there.watch the movie 99 homes to see the other side of this heart wrenching things owners went through.for these reasons we rarely anymore buy homes that are occupied.. if its abandoned then its a different story.think about your mother or father being booted out.. or someone you love.. then make your decision.

Then my son was born premature and he needed a lot of care.