I do like the idea of reducing the risk of party damage but does the potential damage outweigh the vacancy?  

The IRS will want to make sure this is a true market rent if they figure out you are renting to yourself.In summary, I don't think the tax savings in deductions would outweigh what I have listed unless you think your market will not appreciate.

(which I don’t intend on modifying) So what I’m curious about is are there any pros that outweigh the cons on going back with wide interior doors and such?

The amount of BS that cures far outweighs any perceived benefit of a long-term lease, IMO. 

There are a lot of factors to consider when get a cost seg study to determine if the benefits outweigh the costs.

I agree with you that good renters have to outweigh an extra $50 or $100 dollars.

The play is that over the 10 or 100 that you buy, the ones that make profit outweigh the ones that lose.As a one off, you would want to protect your capital by investing in safer notes.

I bet the write offs you will get for the house being an investment property will far out weigh the taxes you will pay on the income.

So despite having several thousand dollars in liquid cash I have to find more creative ways to finance.Despite the difficulties I think the benefits outweigh the issues.

The savings far outweigh the cost of $3500.I know, I'm a client and I simply could not/would not do this on my own.If you want to take a step back from this and look---the reality is both systems work.