We only lightly sanded/roughed surface of cabinets after a thorough cleaning and time to dry, then we primed with a water base heavy duty primer (we used 1-2-3) and got Enamel Sherwin Williams paint (like $100+ gal). 

Thanks for sharing the idea that Fix-It-All absorbs water and can promote rot in the wood it contacts.

As for getting less then payment standard calculation, that stands true in theory.

Because of bedroom sizes and the septic system's limitations, we limit it to two total.You are not automatically violating Fair Housing by limiting (or increasing) occupancy standards.

Adjusting to a new city is hard enough without changing your standard of living.

An updated roof mitigates potential water damage in the future.

We recently paid off our debts, and assuming no mortgage, we currently save about 70% of our post-tax income, around $10-12k a month.Would you still highly suggest getting a 203k loan, or would you recommend getting a standard mortgage loan from a lender? 

You can pay for it with an FHA loan or a standard loan.

But everyone who's successful has one common character trait, they play on their strength, they know their weaknesses, and they either improve on their weaknesses to bring the weakness up to standard or hire someone else who's great at their weakness to make it their strength.

It will be self managed, I will be near the unit (less than 5 mins away) to clean and take care of any issues.My numbers:Approx Value of Home $240-280kCurrent monthly cost / $860 mo (mortg,ins,tax)Utilities / $250. mo (elec,gas,water,trash,internet)Cost to run as AirbnbApprox monthly cost with STR insurance ($250/mo?)