I make my places very nice to attract better tenants I also screen the heck out of my tenants.

@Alexander BallesterosHi Alex,I enjoyed growing up in Sheboygan County but I'd say the population is either flat or declining.

Other than that, here are a couple options:Start advertising and screening potential tenants before the termination date of the lease and put together a short list and see if the start date for them will coincide with date the tenant is expected to leave (two months after lease end date).Find another rental for your current tenant for the two month period. 

I have seen in a older project that units with a old style tv would rent for less than one with flat panel tv. 

I recently listed my townhome for rent and I am currently waiting on the results of the tenant screening for my potential renter.  

I've been reading about how to screen tenants, how to set up procedures and systems, etc. but the one area that I'm having problems getting a grasp on is the numbers side of investing.

When I was 27 I was flat broke, divorced, and in a pretty crummy situation.  

There are a lot of off-market deal opportunities which may produce better results than using zillow, realtor, MLS, etc.Be aware that with an FHA loan you will be paying mortgage insurance throughout the entire span of the loan, unlike other loans where the mortgage insurance stops after a certain percentage of the principal has been paid off.Prepare yourself with some financial homework on the properties you are looking at and how much ROI you are going to get and be ready to pull the trigger.Also be very aware that Massachusetts is a tenant friendly state with almost seemingly unfair laws 'against' landlords so it is best to be aware of the Massachusetts Tenant and Landlord Laws and have a very good tenant screening process. 

If you charge a flat fee she can still do wash small loads and she can invite other folks over to do their laundry.  

I actually had an applicant that was going through the screening process with the HOA of my community request to withdraw the lease agreement.