In my experience moveouts get delayed and I turn the house myself and need to balance turnover with work and family.  

You aren't getting any income from your residence, but your free living space is balanced by the expense of not receiving market rent for it.Keep in mind: you will not be able to fully deduct expenses for any place where you are living. 

He made his first million this way ( although the unstable economic situation played a huge part ) , and did so while balancing his main pursuits in bodybuilding and movie making.

The bigger issue for me is that I'm slightly concerned about investing in a smaller town market that is in somewhat of an economic downturn.

Anthony Gayden that's a good balance you have.

It's been a city that has had its share of economic ups and downs over the years.

I want to be economical in the beginning to test the waters out.I also want to use a VA service that can help take calls in the future if this takes off.

However the all of the recent comps are very low on large buildings because the state did a buyout and rereleased the properties to spur economic growth.

If you have a 15% interest rate on a 6k balance your monthly interest expense is approximately $75 per month.

Send her the move out statement which would show if she owes anything.. balance due to you in 7 days.. and if she doesn't pay then you can do a small claims action.