I can afford to go a few months without a regular salary.Can a few months off have any impact on my ability to borrow money down the road (after joining the 9-5 workforce again)? 

However, do you think going with electric over natural gas would significantly impact the appraisal??

In my area a tall electric pole would have no impact on my ability to rent. 

A family of 6 with 2 two pets is a carpet lifecycle shortener compared to a single widow in her 60s who spends most of her retirement on cruises.Cleaning: I've noticed that regular professional cleaning really extended carpet life, even with the turnover impact, compared to my messier long-term tenants.

Originally posted by @Scott Trench:Just a couple questions:1) In your cash flow estimation, did you account for commonly overlooked expenses like:- vacancy- CapEx  Scott:Now, now ... while vacancy and CapEx do impact your free cash flow, they are not expenses.  

I explain the rating system and how a 4 star review severely impacts our rating and earnings. 

The tax situation would only impact if you were to rent it out later but just something to think about 😊.

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But if you give them your lease which doesn't make any impactful changes, then they won't generally be bothered with it, and then you know that your tenants are abiding by your rules.

FORBEARANCE WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT YOUR CREDIT!!!!