Also, I would like to avoid class D for those reasons.

That means that there is now competition between hosts and you have to give people a reason to book your unit over another hosts.

Originally posted by @Mark Whittlesey: I would get a UPS Store (or similar) box instead of a PO Box.It costs more but is much more flexible (is an actual physical address, can receive UPS and FedEx etc.)I had a PO Box for a while and got rid of it for exactly those reasons. 

The reason she gave me is that she didnt want to heat the apt since she wasnt there all the time.

That's the reason why we sign leases in person, so we can go over the main issues in person and make sure they are understood. 

Water and sewer about 200 yards away.  1 mile to the main highway.  

Also looks into specific reasons for the lower FICO score if we are willing to make an exception. 

They blew up my nice rate lock for no specific reason and would not extend it even four days. 

The #1 reason why landlords fail is this:  Failure to manage to the lease (Source: American Apartment Owners' Assn). 

My experience with S8: There is a reasonably strong correlation between S8 tenants and tenants that do not take care of a rental property.