To do the 13 hr shift we're talking about here would require the daughter to be an adult, or 18 yrs old.I would never rent to travelling nurses in any case, but if you continue to do so, Wendy, I would definitely change your lease so that the wording reflects your desires for the property.

This could generally be collaborated with a credit report as the rental and credit history are often reflective.

The cost of closing shoulld reflect the document preperation required, they shouldn't be tagging you with a full closing cost as if they were filing title and liens as they may be for the end buyer.Get with the closing agent and work it out line by line, many of the costs may be passed on to your buyers or sellers limiting your expenses.

Your lot value would decrease, and you wouldn't be able to use similar Duplex lots as comps.Also, an appraiser may believe that a property will increase an "estimated 10%", but that also won't reflect in the appraisal.

Might be true and If the property is empty a swag on rent is more possible but with tenants in place it's harder to believe that those rents don't really reflect reality for the property as is. 

My investment strategy has 80% construction loan built into it but I would like to have that be reflected in my calculations for potential investors.

Check with your local municipality and see if they have a website that might reflect these.

The cost of the wood fence is a little higher than we expected, but the maintenance is a bigger headache. on a separate note, I thought lumber price has come down drastically, when would that reflect the price at Home Depot?

Numbers reflect both while living there and after moving out.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Take some time to reflect on how you are positioning yourself.