Thanks for the reply, job and employment data is should help me determine upcoming demand.

I use PropertyShark to find the lot size, previous/ current owners, square footage, sale history, ect... 

To avoid any confusion, this is not the same thing as ( “home sharing”, or an “owner-occupied rental.”)Improvements generally need to be depreciated over 15 years, note I said generally, depending on the nature of the improvement and how long the IRS standard depreciation period is for the cost and size of expenses.Strategies depend on a number of things including, but not limited to: type of property, your material participation, how long you plan to hold it, your goals.

She has a good-paying job, and her employment has not been affected. 

Every market is also extremely different from the next, so there's no one-size fits all approach.

One strategy we employ is to give preference to those who are from out of the area and here for a set period of time (and then presumably leaving back to where they are from).

I had someone give us a fake employment letter and fake Visa last month so if it feels off, trust your gut like @Jeff Willis said.

Depends on the size of the kitchen.

FW, seems to run the gamut from 900-2000 depending on size. 

Much preferred over normal size homes.