When Homeaway began to restrict the ability for owners to see the guest's email address or telephone number I was worried that because I could not talk to the guest when they initially inquired (as was my procedure) I would end up having to cancel bookings because the guest might not meet my requirements (age, number in party, non-smoker, no parties, etc.)

Hey BP World,NEW TO THIS REAL ESTATE WORLD....BUT we are looking to buy a house and may not be able to get pre-qualified for mortgage due to work history with current Non-Profit (Self-Employment) not being established for over 2 years. 

Save that HELOC for when you NEED it - like for non-owner purchases.  

Tenant would like me to use my insurance to pay to have it cleaned up but it didnt hit the home, so my homeowners insurance doesnt come into play.

This sounds like no deal unless you have a non-financial reason you want to live there.

Within a month he was working toward fixing his violations.Read the rules carefully because some HOAs do not allow non occupant owners to serve on the board and in my experience board service can be very important.

Email from my plumber:We dug up the septic tank and ran the machine in the drain clean out that was installed. 

Rents are collected via social security and donations from non profits as these are elderly people, therefore the rent is paid timely- Thoughts?

And any loans need to be non-recourse. 

Many sewer services have cameras that can show you the problem and what type of system you have.Assuming you are on City sewer, after you have the lines cleared, treat the plumbing with an acid treatment--I use CLEAN SHOT--4x per year.