So we are in the "MAYBE" stages of going full time, like i said, Maybe. We plan on it but still want a home base. This would allow us to come home in a few years if and or as needed. So before we sell...
You need to consider the tax consequences of converting a personal home to rental property and then converting it back to personal.
As previously stated, renting your house out to strangers who will not take care of it like you did is fraught with special challenges since there is an emotional component that is absent from property purchased just to rent out.
You should think long and hard before renting your home.