However, it's crucial to review the terms carefully, as they can be complex and include various fees.

Many ways to skin a cat. 

And most will be able to pay the taxes when they come due, and put on a new roof, and put on a new coat of paint.As well as replace the carpets, cut the grass on a regular basis, replace the windows, reseal the chimneys when the liners crack, etc..It's unlikely that that these homes will fall into the slum category in 10 years or so, and make the asset underlying the loan virtually worthless.Or just vanish when the place starts to fall apart too much, due to no down-payment (no skin in the game 100% loans).Said the lawmakers who approved this.

Have a Maintenance guy ready to take care of any issues.

I don't care about the interest rates on HELOCs because I will not be using them. 

A tenant can do $20k of damage pretty quickly and skip town never to be found again, if you aren't careful.  

Just wanted to let you know to be careful about planning for a midterm rental (1-6 month).

The “worst” appraisals I’ve seen (on a consistent basis) as to over valuation are on non operational health care facilities.  

So I require skin in the game (average is 5% to 15%) to offset this.

Research your local laws carefully and see which valid reason works the best to not renew her lease.