Resurrecting this thread after a looooooong time to let you know that tonight we signed a 2 year lease to rent out our current home. We took a lot of the advice in this thread - we consulted with a CPA, we screened the tenants through a screening agency, we consulted Nolo legal books and talked to lots of landlord friends. Mr. Money Mustache was somewhat of an inspiration as well It helps that we are in a high-demand area, and we considered our pricing carefully.

While we can never be 100% certain, we have a good feeling about our tenants and are hoping for the best from this experiment!

I thought that after all the help and advice the community offered us that you deserve to know what the outcome has been!

Thanks all! No turning back now, so wish us luck!