With self-directed IRA the sky is the limit.Of course you must be aware of the IRS prohibited transactions and be sure to stay away from those:https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-particip...Selecting appropriate investment option depends on many different factors such as your age and investment horizon, your risk tolerance, investment experience, etc.

Most have some clause regarding who (as a guest) is allowed to stay and for how long.If the roommate wants to stay, they need to sign a lease addendum.

I'm actually interested in staying in your airbnb, i don't know Tallahassee, but its calling me...the cottage thing, quiet neighborhood, are you near a national forest? 

Depending on how long you are staying, there are a few ways you can pinch some extra pennies from the extra space in your home.

The judge would then decide if the tenant's military service affects their ability to pay the rent, and whether to stay the eviction or allow it. 

Stay the way you are, run the data...all of it.

In an area of rising rents and everything else staying stable, by definition, operating expense ratios will decrease.From all the non-residential commercial investment opportunities I have reviewed, expenses seem to hover in the ~25-35% range.

The length of the lease has little to do with how long a tenant stays.

The biggest one is to try to stay proactive, even if taking small steps.

Stay in a good a neighborhood and since you said you're handy in regards to repairs and upgrades, I'd buy something that needs some work.