Is maintenance an issue? We had planned to keep the house in Phoenix, but it finally became such an inconvenience after allowing an economically-disadvantaged family to live in it for a year and then converting it to a rental. We finally sold it to get rid of the annoyance factor.
Right now maintenance is not an issue. A youth pastor who lives nearby mows and does some basic upkeep as a way to supplement his income. It’s fairly new construction so we don’t have to do repairs much.
I’d love to find a management company and rent it out, but it would take as much effort to rent it as it would to sell it so that would be a real conversation between me and Mrs. ArGee. While we own it, it’s “her stuff” so renting would be painful.