. ;) just ca. 20k is little high.I did live in the property for 5 years and rented for another 5, so I was hoping that HOA from the first 5 years that condo used to fix the leaking roof and elevator and garage door could be somehow counted against my base.Also what about excise tax?

I'm speaking with lenders and from what I understand they generally count 75% of gross rents toward income and require that DTI be <= .42.

I can only speak for Texas but here the only eviction you can count on winning is one where you can prove non-payment of rent.

Would the home to a property count since the property is not my business and is merely me showing a client a property -- part of my secondary job and what I would think would be a temporary location since we likely won't ever visit it again. 

You should check with a tax person as I believe a certain amount of flips could be counted as ordinary income.

Is an "enclosed porch" counted as part of the living square footage of a house when it comes to an FHA appraisal?

(makes your parcel more desirable.)Get the daily car counts for the street you are planing on building.

Appreciation still counts as ROI.

Appreciation is not counted.

I am just counting on that group of 5-6 students to make the money worthwhile.