If the credit is destroyed the renter may have no reason to pay rent beyond that point and may just stretch out their legal stay out of spite.

Thanks don't buy anything built before 1950 either in columbus. most of those areas were built out in the 1900s and if you are stretching your budget without cash reserves you won't be happy in a few years. you can look at newark right now it's on fire.

Obviously yes, although, creatively financing when possible will allow you to stretch your investment and potential upside, but yes, cash offers have won out in every single one of my deals that I have sold in Asheville. 

While I have sufficient capital to undertake 1 or 2 flips at a time, the high cost of properties in the DMV area makes scaling challenging without resorting to interest-based financing.Is this feasible, or is it a stretch?

As far as your finances, if missed rent or vacancy would stretch you, it may not be in your best interest to hold onto it. 

If you property has been your primary residence and it's been less than 24 months, you may decide to hold off until you’ve reached that threshold to avoid capital gains tax (unless you are okay with opting for 1031 exchange or doing QOZ Fund)If you still decide to sell your property within 2 years, try to stretch your ownership out to at least 12 months, or your profit will be taxed as ordinary income.

No, not by any stretch, but it is a powerful tool for those that understand and use it within its limits.

I ask because I've been told that disabling the instant book feature buries your listing in the search results, but have also been told if you leave the instant book feature on you could end up with long stretches (i.e. 2-3 weeks) of vacancy in between Medium term tenants so I'm just curious about best practices to balance these variables. 

For just one or even a few rentals, 1 is hard to do without stretching things. 2. is the most practical, since your going to have cleaners coming in and a repair here and there.

Sounds like a stretch to me.3.