Your mortgage payment stays the same, our rent payment is according to what the market commands.

HOWEVER, I would have to spend $25-30K, to get the house in condition to command that rent. 

Yup came back good and he is in the military (I know that doesn't always explain things but I am a veteran and know that worse comes to worse I can go to his command if necessary) 

I wish this wasn't true, but for the insurance companies you are still too small to command that kind of buying power. 

This means you may not be able to command higher rents, but the chances of attracting higher quality tenants will increase.

In the spring with a high demand market you can command 1.5 mo. rent as SD but this time of year I wouldn’t risk it and I think asking 2 months is a deterrent any time of year.

Because it seems that SFH can command a higher per night rate, granted I haven't done as much research on that as I should.

You could probably command a premium rent even for just a little efficiency studio here.

When I was in the military (Navy), and granted I've been out for 25 years, you didn't have to worry about evicting someone in the military because all you had to do was file at their command and, once proven, the money would be automatically garnished from their pay.

If you're forming a new partnership with a money source, chances are that the money source will command a greater share of the partnership.