This is a long term loser from a finance point of view.PLUS you'll be selling your primary residence, so any capital gains will be tax free assuming you've lived there for 24 of the last 60 months.

You also have to be careful because there is a fine line between nice PSL and horrible Fort Pierce. 

That is, there is a fine line between your words, "creative files but not miracles."

I'm a finance guy and the taxes checked out, so it seemed ok.I did meet them a month or so after they moved in, the male tenant said that his girlfriend is the cleanest person he ever met, so I was hopeful.

That is a fine strategy. 

There is a fine line between being a mark, a sucker, when a tenant starts getting the idea you need them more than they need you, that's the beginning of most of your problems with that tenant.Here is a gift card, will you please pay the rent on time for the rest of the year?

I've completed each investigation without a fine or any penalties, but it sure is a scary and time consuming process to endure, and it's not fun).

Pretty awesome idea @Jay Hinrichs I lived in central Indiana for the first 3 decades of my life. 30 minutes north of Indy is a fine area to catch the commuters that want to rent as customers.I still have friends and family in the area and based on your estimates I bet I could guess what city this is in but I'm not going to do that since you haven't stated it in the thread.Thank you for your contributions to this forum sir.

In real estate we never have enough hours in the day and how we use those hours can be a fine line between success and failure.When I was young I really enjoyed tv and in those days we had all of 3 networks ABC, NBC and CBS and in Chicago we had WGN.

If anyone reports you to the building inspector, you will have to tear it down and face a fine.