DOM can be minimized by a number of different factors including the quality of marketing, rent price, availability to show. 

@Nick Henry this also comes down to how much time you have available and how much effort you are able to put into purchasing a home or building and doing renovations and then finding quality residents to live and take care of your asset.

A little to learn, a little to be available to help or answer questions.  

This worked out to just under 4 months of available listing inventory in both the greater metro and the city itself.

The capital gains exclusion is available to owner occupants primary residence.

Another popular option is Avail, which provides tenant screening along with other property management features.As for common mistakes, one big one is not having a clear set of criteria before starting.

It's available online in most municipalities. 

It depends. all you talked about was the property but financing is more about the borrower, their experience, their credit, the cash available etc.

As to your point about confusion in the future, it's our policy to leave the conversation and thread open and available for anyone to read, they can gather all of the information and make an informed decision for themselves based on ALL the information provided.

Quote from @Andrew Betts: A single family home with a pool near Disney would be ideal, however there are around 70,000 of those available.