Ask an attorney for the cost breakdown, factor in holding costs, assume they'll do more damage on the way out and then ask for a bit more for the headache.But again, especially with no experience with evictions and it sounding like a mess, I would be very tempted to just walk if the tenant is not going to cooperate. 

Being a Navy public affairs officer and moving often sounds like a unique challenge, but it also gives you the chance to explore and invest in different markets.

There's far more experienced people on this thread than I providing their take on Gator and it sounds pretty iffy.

With a large portion of the incoming migration coming from international residents moving to the District, emphasizing improving and bringing back Washington D.C. sports teams to the city should create a strong desire for domestic residents to want to live near a fun, community engaging activity that is very relevant to those that live in and around the city.The District also has other programs it is running to make the District more attractive to live in outside of just working in the area, such as the Office to Anything program (Source) and the Housing in Downtown program (Source) which will incentivize developer through tax credits to convert office buildings into new construction housing and new construction retail properties, which should continue to attract more residents back to the area.D.C. also understands that with all of these big changes we have seen, the strategy and allocation of resources from the government moving forward should be reassessed to create a city that is adapting to the future trends to remain a safe and desirable place for residents to live.

Sounds like you are going with a Fannie/Freddie type loan based on the cap of 2%.  

@Jack Cottrell, that all sounds good.

Quote from @Cari Sweet:  This sounds like a case for Fair Housing- Familial Status discrimination. 

Love what @Kevin Sobilo replied - sounds like some good wisdom.

Any major drawbacks or is it easier than it sounds? 

It sounds like the reason you wanted to do this was to achieve Real Estate Professional Status.