Why do people not understand this? 

So you may go through more people before you find someone hot for the unit to vet.

Sharpen your sales skils / people skills.

If she paid other people, you basically hired her as a GC.

People would often debate whether it was worth it to take depreciation, “Since you have to pay it back anyway…”.

As @Charles Carillo said, you can make the most of that time, but most people just waste the 4-5 years and then end up doing something unrelated to their degree field anyway.Maybe look into a Trade School, like an electrical one....nice clean work that pays really well.

Most people don't keep good books anyway.

Buy property and hold onto it forever.If you listen to YouTube gurus that tell you to borrow money from other people, max out credit cards, or that you can buy 50 houses in one year, then you get what you deserve.

Carpet in general can turn off some people, but is it worth replacing? 

Occupancy is limited to two (2) persons per bedroom plus two (2) additional people or one person per 100 square feet for a maximum of twelve (12) persons for any rental.City of Holmes BeachThe City of Holmes Beach regulates vacation rental units and does not permit a unit to be rented or offered for rent without a valid vacation rental certificate, which is valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance.