<prompt> Human: I purchased a 3 bed, 2.5 bath house in 2016. It was brand new when I purchased it for 203,000 total and is located in the suburbs of a larger city in the Midwest. I used a VA home loan so I have 0 down on the mortgage. Im going to be moving to the East Coast at the end of the 2018 and I would like some advice on whether or not I should keep the home or just sell it off. There has been fairly strong appreciation in the housing market for the past few years and I think I could probably sell the home for 220,000ish. I do also know that the job market for this region is fairly optimistic with a good number of larger companies moving into town in the next 5-10 years. I think this trend will likely continue as buying homes in the larger coastal cities is economically unfeasible for a lot of people. Families would like to eventually be able to buy a home and I think companies are going to relocate to areas where they dont have to pay extremely high salaries to allow their employees to actually own something. Making 200kyr and renting for your entire life gets annoying for many people. Outside of my home, I have around 320k in traditional investments stocks, bonds, etc. I think its a good idea to expand my portfolio with some real estate but Im not positive. The one downside is that this area does have fairly high property tax rates. At current average rental rates, I think I could cover my mortgage and taxes exactly from rent. I would be breaking even assuming there arent large expenses associated with home repair, though most major structural elements of the home still have 8 years of warranty coverage. So what do you guys think? My dad thinks it is a decent idea to keep the property just to help diversify my portfolio and also believes that the Midwest is going to see a property price surge as more people leave coastal regions in an attempt to purchase a home. Then again, the future is uncertain.  <response>: If you have a good property management company then it doesnt matter how close you are to the property. I have priorities within 10 miles from my home that, aside from originally looking at the property, Ive never been to. If I were in your position Id keep it since you already own it, youre already very familiar with the house and the area. But thats me and Im very bullish on real estate and have experience in real estate.For me, it would boil down to the cap rate and cash on cash return. 