I read another thread stating that the landlord really can't be listed as additional insured on a renter's insurance policy for because they have no real loss to claim (in more insurance-esq terms).Do I then have any ...

@David Fritch interesting career selection - one related question is how much do land surveyors get paid?

I came across my local database, however if I were to do a query, what selections would i want to be looking to select according to the list of terms below: like ok use: SE or ALL DEFAULT. etc.  

Not a big difference but I do have some equity to free up that can be used towards a future down payment.My biggest issue is that I have great credit and would be more concerned about the potential negative effect of a credit inquiry, and might be better served simply using the good credit (as is with no further inquiries) in order to borrow a bit more (instead of a refi for extra down payment money).

Obviously a flipping strategy is going to be different from buy and hold, including the search and selection process.  

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In effect, the tenant would be disqualifying him/herself, or just simply withdrawing the application.

Give her some time to get out and have her sign some sort of agreement to that effect.

I have access to literally thousands of absentee owners and it gets overwhelming real quick.Im trying to narrow my search so i am focusing on those out of state.Is there anything else or any other criteria i could use to narrow my search to make my marketing more effective?

If you simply want to choose other investment or passive income approaches, then P2P lending, dividend stocks/mutual funds, carefully selected growth stocks, etc can provide that.