Talk to the tenant and see what lease term they are interested in.

Markets are forward looking and price-in expectations, so much of what youre seeing right now is the bond market behaving in line with a guaranteed Fed pivot in Sept and major rate cuts over the next two years.

Yes i looked into turning the basement into a mid term which could get me anywhere from 1800-2400 from traveling nurses. long term I'm seeing 1500-1700.

For example, residing in California but brokering hard money loans in Florida with no license?

I think we see different things.

If there are people buying them, it's best to see how they're buying them. 

This may be more of a question for a lawyer, but from a tax perspective, that's my input.It's also worth looking at the sec. 121 home sale gain exclusion to see if it might be something you qualify for in order to take advantage of the exclusion amount since you mentioned it was a previous primary residence.

I just bought a house in April after renting for 3 years as we moved for my wife’s new job and wanted to see what area to invest in well she ended up having a stroke and we spent our savings and getting a loan off one salary is tricky but I worked to get a loan and ended up getting an fha loan and found a house in a nice area.

A lot of times they’ll see we’re in a University town and will ask.

You will have bumps in the road, but over time, you'll see plenty of returns.