Keep in mind refinancing costs typically range from 2%-5% of the loan amount, so weigh the upfront costs against the long-term savings to see what works best for your goals.Good luck!

(Lots of grass and pine trees.)

A cash out loan would have 6+ months typically and if it is a traditional loan it would be 12 months.A DSCR loan will not work for what you are trying to do.

You can keep it under control a little by keeping the grass constantly cut and nothing laying around the house on the ground..

As @Julia Lyrberg noted, MTRs typically rent for more than LTRs, as they should for a furnished home with utilities included. 

Just approach everyone with your business potential and they’ll typically help you out.

Typical utility bills (which we include) are $100-300/month.  

Giving them a laundry list of items will typically just overwhelm them and create more confusion instead of giving them a smaller step process to get more confidence to get the ball rolling and then they can get into the weeds on their state when they get the contractors out there, have local bids come in, and dial in their plan. 

Our biggest climate risks in central Texas are typically wind and hail, so anything of concern regarding the roof could get an applicant declined including trees too close to the roof surface, roof over 10 years old, etc.

All the other fancy ways people try and get creative with owning something typically only costs you money and provides zero benefit.