I just can't accept such a constant ever increasing loss, even if I can afford it. 

However, I have found trails of information on the internet and FHA-type websites indicating if you relocate due to work, that you are not bound by the 1-year rule once you begin at your new place of employment.

U can check out  ivyridgeestatescanby dot com for my 90 home project in Oregon that I did with my oregon bank and then my website for pictures of homes we built in Charleston SC which is the only market I tagged HML ( lima one) and only one time the rest were done with Ameris bank or Service first bank that is local in the market. its all about the three C's  Character Collateral and capacity..

So if you have a personal booking website, then that transfer over no problem.If you have VRBO and AirBNB accounts, those don't transfer to the new owner no matter how it is registered.

I got a hold of the owner by looking up his information on the county website.

yes create the addendum but realize the tenant who has been paying could ask to be reimbursed for these costs as well as not accept the addendum.

I screen individual dogs (of any breed) with an in-person evaluation before accepting their owners as my tenants.  

Is there a certain DTI ratio that you will usually consider acceptable for an applicant?

1) 50% rule is a well accepted generic approximation 2) hundreds of underwriting has shown it to be fairly close for my underwriting for a SFR purchase in San Diego.  

Have you received an accepted offer at this point?