There is a small chance that I will not sell it for a long time. 

@Jagan ReddyI own several long term rental properties in 38127.

Not if your strategy is long term buy and hold.

Each lender / investor will have their own guidelines in terms of reserve requirements needed on purchase transactions. 

Occupied by Past Owner in one unit, the other unit is empty.I have hired a property Management company to complete eviction - Upon receiving Eviction notice, Past Owner / Tenant went to the Property Management office and insisted that she still owns the property, refused to sign a lease, and stated that she won’t pay rent for her own property.Property Management company stated that this will not be resolved without going in front of a judge and told me that it can be filed at the end of the month.How long with this process take?

Building a strong network takes time, but collaboration with industry peers can lead to success for your mid-term rental.

Instead, it usually requires voluntary surrender by the owner, or a successful ejectment lawsuit suit.

Then he reaches out to that company to get them to book his MTM.Would a long term rental cover your costs until travel recovers in a year or two?

Be mindful of how long in advance that you must notify them of this.

If you are willing to take the risk my guess is they don't care who pays the taxes as long as they get paid.