From my understanding, normally with a VA loan assumption.

My buyer was charged $4,000 by a company to try and get them a loan when it was pretty obvious they weren't normally qualified.  

@Sathya Priya SampathkumarLook for markets that can fit into your lifestyle and your goals.

Called our normal granite installer and he can't come out to measure until April (I plan on having it rented/sold before then).

YUP  maybe sometimes but thats not normal from what I have seen over 4000 fundings of turn key. 

I would just cap it generously to only catch abusers and figure the normal running costs in your rent. 

100% occupancy for a LTR is normal.

You'll just have to figure out how much utilities normally are for your calculations. 

But anyways, I have a stretch where I’ll be gone for several months - mid July through mid October, possibly stretching to the end of the year, and I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas beyond just a normal rental - traveling nurse, etc. that might be good in Nashville. 

Jaron Walling said something that caught my attention, "search for and buy a bad roof, leverage it during the negotiation"....especially of the property has been sitting on the market longer than normal for the current market, a "bad roof" might be a gift from the real estate genie.My point is this: get good at estimating and fixing a bad roof (or any particular problem found with most houses that sit on the market longer) and you'll get comfortable buying/fixing properties that scare off other buyers.