[LuxLiving]

Drove around wasting gas while 'future' house shopping. The Hubster and I are considering downsizing when we get a bit closer to retirement...so I'm probably in the four to five years too early range! Trying to get a beady eye on the neighborhoods most likely to meet our requirements at that time. Meanwhile, we are in serious need of having some mega-size garage sales before that day comes - so I could have better used my time sorting and pricing all the STUFF that fills my basement dumping grounds much of it duplicates that we don't need from the FIL's estate.

We are considering buying a home/condo early and leasing it out thru a management company - iow, letting someone else begin paying down on it. We are keeping an eye on the bubble to see if it pops, as there may be a more ideal time to buy than now. AAR (at any rate) The Hubster refuses to be an active landlord doing repairs or collecting rent, so does anyone know anything about leasing out a house thru a management company as an owner?