However, if your sights are set on long-term appreciation, Columbus might be more appealing.

Based on the sight survey, my property has a 113% electricity offset with a 9.72 kW system. 

Well, I can sure agree with you on your last point :-)Exodus is a big word for sure, but 1000 per week with no end in sight is not great news for a political regime.

do the lenders include the renovation cost in the loan principle amount? 

2) The FHA MI you're paying is going down every year based on the principle balance.3) You could look into a cash-out refi to see if rolling in other debt helps it make sense to refinance.

I pushed back sighting the BP rent estimator and rentometer having high confidence of a median range of $1300-$1700.

I don't know Theresa Harris but anyone that thinks everyone should self-manage has a short-sighted view of the world.

If you didn't diversify, when the market has a prolonged downturn, you will eat up your principle using that money to live and then not have enough to generate the returns you need when it picks back up. 3.

I bought two sight unseen and they didn’t even know the house was for sale.

The difference between my approach and other approaches recommended in this thread is my approach is based on appraisal principles and sound business practices, not gimmicks like some people are recommending.