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recovering_homeowner, i haven't heard of it either, but i'm willing to do it, so i imagine other landlords with nothing to hide would as well.

recovering_homeowner, perhaps the test is this: if he/she can't prove to your satisfaction that he/she is NOT distressed, you can safely assume that he/she is. =) NanoWest made a good point earlier about tenants asking landlords for credit reports and financial statements. as a...

Masterofdamoney, good looking out, but i hope this information doesn't scare away renters from ALL private rentals (only the ones with high potential for trouble, which, admittedly, seems to be the vast majority!). i mention this only because i'm considering renting my home, but don't fall into...

momopi, good questions! we would actually *make* money renting out the SD house (our mortgage payment is really low), but we have a lot of equity tied up in there (hence the low mortgage payment) and wouldn't be able to buy an equivalent house in OC unless we sold or refinanced (in which case...

thank you all again for your helpful comments! i know everyone is suggesting we rent rather than buy when we move to OC, but rental prices in irvine appear to be really high! it's also quite tempting to avoid the hassle of moving twice, and of course it's just nice to have a house of one's own...

thanks for the replies thus far! we really love san diego and would love to stay, but do think we'll have to move eventually in order to preserve some semblance of work-life balance. telecommuting on fridays might be a possibility in the future, but i don't know if that'll be enough. if we...

hello all, this is a great forum! i just discovered it today, and already it's been a wealth of information. my husband and i currently live in san diego, but he recently started working in irvine and now we're grappling with a few real estate questions. we'd love some input from the...