Then your strategy of offer full price and then negotiate down / what if they say we will fix the repairs then you would be forced to close and lose your EMDNot sure where you came up with this but many will view components of this as unethical and why investors get a bad rap from politicians

I'm not looking to replace my w2 income with it.  

I personally would have to have one of the windows replaced before I'd feel comfortable renting it, but that's just me and based on personal experience including a traumatic one from childhood in watching the apartment building next to ours burn in the middle of the night.

If you are just painting and replacing carpet, you still need to move into the home within 60 days of buying. 

Every single surface in the house was redone/replaced.

Would slow and steady be replaced with meteoric?

I'd recommend the spread on the return and your ability to replace damaged items (local vs. not local, strength of your team) be the determining factors in that decision.

The response I received from Tardus when I asked about this was "we can help you make adjustments" but unless they can replace my income, I really don't see how the patented calculation can replace my income (unless you are already at the tail-end of the snowball).I am truly happy for the people who have tried it and have had a positive experience to date.

It has since been replaced with a regular shingled roof because of the noise.

Can you replace furnace, stove, etc with all electric and save 300 to 400 a month there?