I purchased my house with a USDA loan, not allowing me to rent it as it stands, I would have to cash out refinance to a conventional mortgage which would raise my interest about a half percent but allow me to keep the current property as a rental and receive additional funds for down payment on new property.

Can't stand them.

Many banks have a free blank personal financial statement that you can download and enter your info into and see where you stand at getting approved.

Rental rates- You have a realtor w/ access to data & h/she should be able to tell you what the market will stand w/ respect to rents.Are you in over your head- My 1st reaction to this was yes.  

Check your FICO at a free provider like Discover if you want to know where you stand.

Just heard on a podcast today, one guy's strategy specifically at or near the bottom of the market is to basically over-rehab to make sure his property really stands out to prospective buyers, recognizing he is probably drawing from a smaller pool of retail buyers at that time. 

If that renewal stands the expiration date is now May 15, 2018Tenant has remedied material lease violations (unauthorized pet, trash on property) but continues to be behind on monthly rent payments. 

But generally speaking if the closet is a walk-in and extra deep or something to really make it stand out then dress it up.

Keep in minds, you're probably not the only one hitting them with a postcard so you have to find a way to stand out and be willing to do what others don't... 

HOWEVER, folks have come to me recently with capital and want to do JV projects together… In the past few weeks I have also started being very intentional in raising investor capital for passive opportunities with an operator in our market as well and increased my networking 3 fold and had some fun conversations around those topics as well that has been a blast.3.