I have bought a house in March.

Hi Mindy,      There is no exact science, it's like pulling off a band-aid.

Demo started in the beginning a March and took around 75 days of renovation to completion (Longer than usual four our renovations but we had some contractor issues).

Note; Under any/all move out option(s) A, B and or C, resident will be held financially responsible for all cleaning and damages in accordance with the lease and is required to pay all rent, utilities and other obligations even if moved out before a new resident is found or end date of lease.

I'll jump on the band wagon and also emphasize the importance of networking.

Need to rip that Band-Aid off first month they don't pay rent and as soon as legally possible for your state.Plan to move out, hope you're not being played, but it's typical buying time language. 

I'm originally from Birmingham, but only just visited Huntsville in March.

I suspect like many newer folks here, I've marched through dozens of articles via this & other related sites (good grief there are plenty).

Gentrification is marching in from all sides, for better or worse. 

No doubt.I would recommend researching more the Air b&b and STR in San Diego..starting mid 2019 things are changing around here