Most of these previously discussed are in the body of the primary lease document.We have (mostly) SFH so we do have a pet addendum, and a pool/spa addendum when necessary.

No shame--its just that your center of weight would be too far back from vertical. 

Once you make the offer you will feel like a great weight has lifted.Do not worry about whether or not they accept it , but know that if you never make it it is guaranteed they can not accept it.Something I found that has worked well for me when available is to e-mail my offer to the seller.

This property was built in 1900 so all the knob and tube, window weights, and true 2x4's  were fun to see.

I am not in any hurry to rent to a first warm body as I actually have a job.The current rate closer to 3k for a 2 bedroom and I am well below it with the price hike.I have a garage, pool, fitness center, walking trails, custom spa shower, balcony, patio, gorgeous sunset views as I am atop of a hill and surrounded by trees.My place does not look like a rental.It looks like a homeowner lives there.

Before I felt like a 5 pound weight was sitting on my face.

However, for DC Metro, this would be tough to replicate and each risk has more weight/consequencesYou can still leverage other investment strategies here like BRRRR, but I am sure it's not as effective as doing in other states.

As for painting the vinyl windows, go talk to someone at the paint store and ask them what it takes, and if you're going with a dark color on the body of the house, you can do the vinyl a darker color, they don't have to be bright white.

They have these new sticky strips you can hang on the wall that hold a huge amount of weight, yet when you pull the strip on the bottom out they come off nicely.

A good general contractor is worth their weight in gold, make sure you get a good one.