It was well received.

I pay $4100/mo not including utilities. 1 year appreciation according to all 3 real estate websites zillow, redfin, and realtor.com, my house is worth about $645k.I've been house hacking by renting out my additional 2 bedrooms to mid term rentals (usually 6mo stays) and brought in about $9k for the first year.

Personally, I think the true appraisal is somewhere around $290k before addition of those bedrooms. 

Whenever we get an application from someone that we get on Furnished Finder (and full disclaimer... we are new at this so haven't done a lot of them yet) I ask for their recruiter and staffing agency on the application and add it to a spreadsheet.

With the addition of 2 kiddos, my family has recently relocated back to MA.

Your receiving income, but I'm not sure how much you can write off or if you can.

I've received no push back and my tenants are happy. 

Income tax: A foreign investor receiving rental income from U.S. real property must pay income tax.

Additionally, it can help you save money to invest in your first property.House Hacking: House hacking is an excellent strategy for new investors, especially those just starting out.

If I get an answer of "a month's rent to place a tenant, 20% of rents and I keep all the late fees", then there wouldn't be any additional questions from me and we'd both save time.