If I'd known more about countertops then, I think I would have chosen a solid countertop--at least I'm getting a better idea of what to do now.

Instead of fluctuating rents, there is now a predictable mortgage payment if a 30 year fixed rate loan is chosen.5.  

I've also chosen a couple of long tail keywords to rank for where I can.  

I have chosen to focus on the buy and hold strategy as I tend to think that it is a secure low risk way to build wealth over time and something I think I would be comfortable with.

With that said, the criteria chosen can and will differ based on location.

I mostly purchased properties that had an opportunity for forced appreciation (one exception and it was priced a little below market at a time that I had no time for a rehab and desired a near zero effort property).So if RE is your chosen path then run it like a business. 

In order to make the aforementioned possible, we have chosen to go with remove the formal dining room since they are so passé these days and enlarge the kitchen and incorporate it into the family room.

You may as well start a full scale BD if this is your chosen business model.  

However even in that regard a more qualified applicant, based on the landlords criteria, will still always be chosen first.

You have chosen to attack my ethics as well as to attack me personally in two posts on this topic.