I am an outgoing, people- helper type of person.

It can be tricky but the way we do it is have the out going tenant have the carpets professionally cleaned and provide the receipt.

@Kathryn Smith Hi Kathryn,Don't rule out going out of state. 

Is the build out going to be 1 month or a year?   

That can also hurt FICO scores having to many open and active trade lines or "Excessive tradeline accounts - outgoing debt/DTI.

I took advantage of the 30% (at the time) solar investment tax credit (currently 26% until 2022, thanks to the outgoing president who extended it twice during his 4 year term once right when he got in and again right before he got out, but I digress). 

Going to be even more challenging to find a property that pencils out going forward.I also work in the White Mountains and this FHFA rule will have a negative effect on the summer homes and cabin markets as well.

I'm going to run the numbers and see what I can figure out.  Going

Being successful in real estate long-term often involves being well capitalized and having high safety margins between incoming rents and outgoing expenses, so the bigger the margins are the less risk you have. 

Setup Trello board with application workflow boardGive out google voice numberSetup outgoing voice message with info about available properties and direct them to leave or text their NamePhone numberEmail addressUse a block of time each day to go through these calls and textsAdd card for the new interested parties to the first step on the Trello boardSend each one the same email with detailed info about the property, my application requirement, and process.Applicants that say they meet the minimum requirement are send a link to the free online application and a link to a video walk-though uploaded to YouTube via emailOnce the application is summited and they have met my screening criteria, I will meet the parties at the unit for an in-person showing, offering them the unit if they are still interested after seeing it in person.