@Carl FischerAre the taxes locked in at the time you purchase the place for the duration of the loan?

Someone told me that about 5000 contractors will be coming and going for the duration of the shut down. 

Would it be wise to setup the next lease with a 9-month duration (ending in May 2020) as a means of "resetting" the end of lease month?

I would never assume the duration of any flip at less than 6 months.

If they are tenants and have a valid lease you have to honor it for its duration otherwise can offer cash for keys as mentioned above. 

@Delmas GibsonDepending on your loan product you sign a federal notice at closing stating you will owner occupy for however long is the required duration.

In the housing crash a decade ago, the holders of long-duration assets were affected the worst, he said."

.)- loan carry costs for the duration of rehab/flip or stabilization.

Just be aware that pay stubs can be fake  (Google 'fake pay stubs' - it's kind of amazing these websites are legal but I digress).I typically call their employer (I look up the employer's phone number VIA Google and don't simply dial the number the potential tenant supplied; once connected I ask to speak with human resources) to confirm they work their for the duration they've stated as well. 

I then took the first available install appointment which was 3 days later.I advised them of the appointment and told them somebody over the age of 18 had to be there for the duration of the install appointment.So here we are, the night before the appointment, they contact me and tell me they thought they had someone to come over, but now they don`t and they feel it`s my responsibility as their landlord to take time off to be there so they don`t have to.This seems ridiculous to me...if they were paying a bank to live there instead of me, they wouldn`t expect someone from the bank to come over to wait for repair people...surely I`m not obligated to do so...am I.