The definition of Appliance has been expanded to include any device provided to the tenant to cool the home, to include permanent or portable air conditioning units, swamp coolers etc. 

*This is the new aspect for me, so if you guys have any extra tips like "try calling the utilities rather than doing a search", or "always double check with the zoning & permitting boards if you plan on doing STR for air b&b licenses", or even seeing if there are any extraneous departments that can cause headaches later like city inspector or the fire marshal, or some other thing that would be good to know about.Thanks so much in advance everyone --Side note, it is so refreshing to come to a site where people *want* to learn about title.

You can snow ski at Mt Humphreys near Flagstaff one day, and tube the salt river near Phoenix the next - Either very hot, or very cold - not a lot of in between unless you want to live more rural.  

I am Active Duty Air Force At Seymour Johnson just east of Liberty.

Just don't pull it out of the air.

I think it depends on goals and experience, section 8 is a good guaranteed income, air bnb or short term will have higher rents but you will have more monthly expenses (cleaning, internet, lawncare) student housing is another option, and then good old LTR.

When I get back in town, I go and look at the property and it has major foundation issues and needed a whole new central heating and air and ductwork.  

Two years ago when the entire market was red hot most listings in my area required a pre approval or proof of funds with the offer if I remember correctly. 

The dogs recently chewed my central air compressor resulting in a repair for which I told the tenant they were responsible.

You can make minor adjustments based on the type of appliances (dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer, air conditioning, etc.) and the size of the rental.