So 2-3 times as much as a long term tenant (I have to pay utilities and cleaning and such), and it's a lot more work to self-manage, but with a good property manager, you should see at least a 50% increase over Long Term Rental, and you've got someone inside the house at least weekly to make sure it's in good shape, catch little things before they get bad, etc. 

If you are stuck dealing with rental stuff, it could leave your wife with bad feelings about rental properties.

As an officer, it sets you up for a bad time.Plus, your business has nothing to do with your military rank.

As well as all of the risk involved with having someone place a tenant in your property for whom they benefit more from being a bad tenant than a good one.

I could potentially understand longer than a few days...and even that would depend on how bad the heat was. 

I'm guessing his reference to a commercial bank was simply a choice of wording for conventional lender.I agree with your position on using variable rate financing - particularly now where lender have build a generous hedge into their fixed rate products.  

It changes the seller's mindset from a yes/no to choices.

Otherwise, if things go bad, people have a tendency to "remember" that you "told" them all the redemption rights had expired. 

Rentometer works pretty well in Wichita and the Trulia crime map will help you to learn good from bad neighborhoods.

Definitely getting a lot of different  opinions which is both a good and bad thing!