You do care what your interest rate is.You want the lowest interest rate possible.If the difference between 6% and 9% interest on $150,000 is $9,000 and $13,500, which is a difference of $4,500.The additional $4,500 may potentially only provide you a benefit of $1,500 as a reduction in tax / increase in tax refund.You are still on the hook for the remaining $3,000 difference.

Thanks for sharing, I agree that time and long term investing offers the best return on the monumental investment it takes to  update a home.

I want to gut it all and add about 90 additional square feet - 415 sq ft total - for an open space guest suite.

Decide on pricing with contractors before any additional work is done.

They are a fairly new outfit but seem to have a good product offering and have been responsive thus far.

The market certainly offers a tremendous pool of renters in the form of students and staff as @Jonathan Greene pointed out.

I just carry them with me and fill them out on the fly if I get an offer accepted.

Additionally, I would appreciate recommendations on the professionals I should contact to assist with this transfer.Thank you in advance for your help!

I am submitting 5 - 10 offers on SFH's each week in hopes of taking advantage of the current market and to take advantage of the future market.

My husband and I would like to propose some creative financing options...potentially offering a lease-to-own style option?