@Ryan Evans just thought of a few other biggies:Definitely get an environmental inspection done as well (often called Phase I Site Assessment).

is better than you doing the building ground up- I am not sure if that's what you meant already but wanted to mention that (potential for attachment if building ground up?

In my non-attorney understanding of the post the tenant has grounds for an action. 

The economy is passing from the peak phase into the initial recession phase.

The only issue is that the only way to do that is to have the landlord put a fence up (not going to happen) or to have the landlord ask them to put the dogs on leashes that are in the ground and have the leashes not be long enough to reach our side of the yard.I hate that my children don't want to (and shouldn't have to) play around dog crap when they are wanting to play outside in the backyard that I pay rent for... 

Would you engage in REI exclusively on the grounds that it makes wonderful money (when properly ran and treated like a serious business and not a hobby) I don’t look forward to comments like “If you don’t really enjoy it you won’t be good at it and you will loose tons of money” *cough umm..

Other than the typical requirements, they probably will require an Environmental report Phase 1 or 2 and/or surveys. 

My average premium is roughly $1500 per property with a $1000 deductible.However, a buddy of mine recently had an electrical fire and his whole investment burned to the ground, so now I'm thinking I should have better coverage, but it's rather expensive where claims are paid on a replacement cost basis which would run about $2650As far as I understand it, my policy would cover a lot of the cost of replacing things like a roof or damage from natural disaster or fire etc... but not 100% whereas the replacement cost policy would simply cover all costs at the expense of devouring my cashflow.I'm just wondering what most people have and what someone would recommend?

So, what happens before it's placed in service, in its "pre-operating phase"?

With the current trends of longer term guest stays in the era of staycations and work from home orders, what any tips, recommendations, or best practices you have found for longer term (30+ day) guest requests? Are yo...