I have them load and start the dishwasher, take out the trash, turn off the heat/air, and lock all the doors/windows.Like you, my check-out is 11am, and check-in is 4pm.  

Also you need to ask yourself if the juice is worth the squeeze......what if you were to just go out and find a $80k house that only needs $5k in cosmetic that you can lock down conventional loan and put $20k +$3k closing and $5k reno.

That would lock in $453K at a low rate for 30 years which would be better.

It seems like there is a lot of due diligence before pulling the trigger.  

I've looked into the Indiana market a couple times, but have yet to pull the trigger out there.

My bank gives me the option to lock in the APR on the HELOC.

sounds fun... couple questions.. why would you have to call a listing agent for the lock box code?

Louis it seems like you can be in a wonderful area in one moment, and then take a wrong turn and in two seconds you are checking to see if your doors are locked!

The first deal is the hardest I've read, I look like I'm 2 months out from pulling the trigger 😰

Often times, they are doing it to do their due diligence on the area but you can accomplish that by making a trip  to your market before hand and getting to know the neighborhoods that fit your criteria so that when something comes available, you can pull the trigger quickly.