If their lease is on a  recurring year to year renewal you need to make your changes within the allotted time for the notice to take effect before the new renewal timeline starts which means before closing.

Every recurring bill is on auto pay and I am not sure what the advantage would be of not doing that.

I have some hesitation with condos due to the HOAs as a recurring cost, but happy to explore all options.

I don't think it is worth the monthly recurring fee of 10-$20.  

There are many ways to calculate return and some formulas do not include all recurring costs while others include principal reduction and other such unrealized gains.

Pay them off if you can and use them for something recurring (like netflix) and then set them to auto pay the balance every month.

I'm sure your guy has some recurring bills that need to be paid. 

You have to pay per zip code and it's a recurring fee, so it will show you what was earned on AirBNB for that zip code for the previous month.

Question: When you do refinance and take money out, wouldn't you have to pay the interest on that Money on a recurring basis - since this more or less HELOC?

So it's essentially a good-as-gold full expense for tax purposes, but it doesn't hurt you on your mortgage application.So make sure your CPA is aware of these things and is not afraid of the home office deduction.Also, if you have a large non-recurring expense this year, this is worth talking through with your lender.Someone like @Chris Mason could probably elaborate.