Will this help force appreciation and by how much?

Now my HO6 premium went up and thanks to centralized/online recording, my primary house insurance went up by $200/year b/c they detected this loss incident under my SSN/Home Insurance policy.2)Now here is the situation that impacted the showing of the house and getting prospective tenants/students for next year's rent in a timely fashion.

It's started to impact my credit score.

At least you'll discover if they have 2 months remaining or 10 months remaining.I don't think there's any way your agent (or you) can force the current owner to allow a walk-through prior to buying the house. 

Something minimal can have a substantial impact on the loan.  

on 6/I'd like everyone's opinion on using AirBnB as a means to increase cash flow, reinvesting the cash flow to force appreciation via upgrades to the property's infrastructure, and units.

I'm looking for deals that allow me to force appreciation, simple as that.

Passive real estate losses will not shield your business income from taxation unless you qualify as a real estate professionalHow will the contributions impact your 20% pass-thru deductions? 

We both still work full time jobs, Andie is a change management consultant for a small consulting firm in Cincinnati and I work as a Contracting Officer for the Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton.

Refinance it from "foot in the door" financing to permanent financing once you improve it a bit and force the appreciation.