No more rod replacements needed, unless it breaks. 

Starting with a SFR is usually recommended, but if you can swing a 2-4 unit out of state with a good property manager, you should be fine and you won't have to break into your planned retirement accounts to do so. 

However, they already see a possibility to break it after 6 month due to some uncertain moving parts in their life.

I would zoom out and look at what you want to achieve first and break things down to a first principles thinking similar to a tesla methodology but with respect to finance and the least costly of capital and balance it with your time frame for expediency.If you still have questions let me know we'll brain storm. 

I will pay for the test and professional remediation if mold is found.Most tenants use mold as an excuse to break the lease.

This breaks down to $0.02 per foot.Tenant A is the only backyard user, so he is charged $100 ($0.02 x 5,000).

Happy to chat anytime, just trying to get my feet wet again after a long break from investing.

I have begun to collect and really learn more about the art of Bourbon and have taken a break from reading books about  Real Estate for a few months to reset a little and have dove head first in to the world of bourbon.  

I'm only on here to take a quick break!

Anyone buying property right now I would recommend the hold be 5 years to break even and 10+ years to see the significant gains.