Bedroom count, also I look to see if another bedroom can possibly be added Continue into the basement  furnace, boiler?

More details about the house: Front Unit is 3 beds 2 baths, back unit is 1 bed 1 bath with an extra room that needs a closet to be considered a bedroom so I will be adding that in to make it a 2 bed 2 bath. 

if you have one loan servicer, the snowball method wont do anything. imy reccomendation is to pay off any loans over 5% quickly, and let tbe rest ride. having a student loan account may likely be adding 4 years to your credit report history, assuming you havent been using credit cards while in school

Interior is being updated, opened up, and will be rustic modern, where the 3 windows on the side of house are, we will be adding a large slider. 

Should I ask for a clause to be added to the offer contract stating that closing must take place before or after those 6 weeks?

Unless there is greater appreciation in my area, more than I would be adding by adding rooms, then I don't think the gain/profit would be all that much.Thank you both!

Things like Taxes, Insurance, Mortgage Interest, Depreciation, One time Repairs (like when you renovate a property) can ALL be added back to your income to help qualify you. 

@Michael Nahm if you require renter's insurance in your lease, you should call out stipulated liability minimums and ask to be added as "additional insured" on the policy.

As I look into larger properties i am wondering if anyone has a list of improvements to make and estimated improvement $ amount to be added to value of property?

For example, if I have a chain-linked fence on a property, that I installed today, according to fanniemae it has a useful life of 40 years, which means that the full value of the fence can be added to the appraised value of the property to get a mortgage based on that value.