We are also looking into buying a rental. FWIW, we are looking in Vista and I have found there to be a lot of rentals available on craigslist. In one community (Moncado Springs, next to costco) that we rented in last year, it took us 2 months for a rental to become available. Last night I looked on craigslist and there are 4 available. And the development we live in currently in South Carlsbad has 4 houses also for rent (it’s not a big developement). I don’t know if it’s the season…just some more to think about (as if there wasn’t enough 🙂 )