Adding more guests could strain the space and potentially impact the guest experience and neighborhood relations you've worked hard to cultivate.

I’m doing DD and figuring ways to mitigate risk.

Split the $20 to buy yourself lunch and dinnerIf you are on the road, daily per-diem should cover a lot of your day to date living costs.If they send you on the road, you can potentially airbnb your house.Best of luck!

When you buy a property at a time, the risk from the uncertainty is small.

(or paint, or resurface the parking lot, or replace the boiler, or fix the foundations).You can potentially get approved for a loan out of college without work history. 

Screen them to determine a level of risk, and then decide if and how you will mitigate the risk.In this case, the risk appears to be an eviction from five years ago.

I live in a lower-income area, so I figure that the better tenants you will get with a safe house, the ongoing safety the tenants feel, and the lowered risk of a break-in (when occupied or vacant getting ready to lease), and reduced headaches/vacancy/potential damage are worth the marginal up-front cost of having it installed.

Obviously geographically the risk of a major earthquake is real with the New Madrid fault being close by.

some hype but also a lot of good information.also remember: seller finance of a paid off asset, lower risk. 

With your construction background, you're already in a strong position to add value to properties through renovations or identifying potential issues.