Run the top 2 applications, per the information you have now and if it checks out. tell the most qualified they have 24 hours to to sign the lease have their deposit paid, because you have a qualified waiting list.I would mention one thing, either your under market price for your rental.. or in a very tight housing market,, which could demand higher rents..

After I had a few under my belt, I started ganging a lot of equity and was able to to some equity moves that made me a strong buyer.

I'm open to to all criticism too (oof, scary thing to say on the internet LOL); what should I know, or think more about? 

This way if something comes up you have multiple people to reach out to to get it fixed in a timely manner for your guest!

I've seen OKC win due to to taxes, but our appreciation is only at 3% so Ohio might win on that front?

Now I’ll have to to actually pursue it.

I would try to find a deal where you can ask the seller to pay all or at least part of your closing costs, make a better priced offer if you have to to compensate for asking for the sellers to pay your closing costs. 

I don’t know much about cash-out refi’s, so let me explain what I think I want to to do, and you all can tell me how misguided I am!

How and who did you turn to to assist in analyzing what's right? 

I guess it just feels to me like I’m being asked to sign a pre-nup before even being asked to to marry him.