Thai you Carli for taking the time to write such a detailed response. Much appreciated.

Does anyone have any thoughts on how to go about finding a good rental in these areas given that is what we’ll do for the first year? I’ve used Craigslist, Trulia, Zillow, Californiamoves and lots of Google searches but not finding a lot I like. I’ve also considered contacting realtors selling houses that have been on the market for a while to see if the owners would be interested in a one year lease.