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Originally Posted by jcraycraft

Not at all
The replies have been geared toward whether to buy or rent based on the Title of my thread which can be mis-leading
My dilemma per the thread itself was a choice between buying a home and then renting out when we're not there or trying to find a compatible co-owner and avoid the renting hassles
That's why I asked to close the thread

If you want no work then rent. If you don't mind doing a little work then buy it and rent it out when you are not here. If you want to rent it just Jan-March it will pay for all the upkeep and then some and you can live here the rest of the year. It is probably a wash financially until you sell the house and take the profit, but even that you can beat in the Stock Market.