Spacious common areas and a quiet neighborhood.I’m drawn to this tenant group because traveling nurses often make great renters—employed, responsible, and in need of temporary housing.

Another case where common sense isn't so common.My $0.02 ...

A common misconception is that you have to put down 20% of the purchase price.

The common feedback I hear typically revolves around your accounting preference. 

Should I try to make the deck on the second floor a common space or as part of a large bedroom?

@Jonathan SmallThese are just general and common knowledge about Florida known to most. 

I recognize there are other ways I could invest this cash (including another property) but I am being mindful of levering myself out too much in the current environment where job losses are more common in my industry (tech).

Basements are very common in this market.

So, the common person may ask - well how is me funding the rehab myself any more risky for the lender/why would they want to limit leverage?

Several factors indicate the company is not that concerned about efficiency or ease of customer process: the website, a process that seemed to focus on one issue at a time instead of all issues at once, and consistently poor communications and lack of common sense from the loan analyst we were assigned.It started off very well with the initial point of contact, Austin Lornson, who did a fine job of explaining the general refinancing process, responding quickly and thoroughly to our questions.