Its for the long term you want to build a brand to last and safeguard anything from hurting that all you can.

What can I do to safeguard the home for the future?

To safeguard my self as an owner  - what are some of the key things I should for sure have in the contract with the Property Management Company?

Anything, I should ask the Property Manager to add/update /delete to safeguard my self as an owner?

Do intuitions have a “seasoning time” before it would impact your credit, safeguards to prevent this at all? 

For others that see this, our clients love John Phillips over at Brighton Bank (he can be picky with areas, though, but I think that helps to safeguard OoS investors more than hinder them) and Chuck Jackson at Guaranty Bank. 

@Danny RandazzoI recently set up a SDIRA with Safeguard Advisors.

So, know going in that this move will not simplify your life, but may in fact safeguard it.A title company will be a helpful asset to you in this process, as will an excellent CPA.  

My reasoning behind this (although I'm not sure if I'm correct or not) was for a couple reasons: 1) It would (theoretically) keep my property taxes down. 2) It would (also theoretically) safeguard me against a market downturn, as I would have a lower principle balance at the time of refinance.

Before I start, I will tell you the conclusion: When a market correction happens, there is no way to protect the market value of your property but you can do a lot to safeguard the income stream.