There is a listing for a walgreens ground lease I noticed on the internet.

Plus you’ll still have to pay electricity, gas, water, internet, cable etc. every month, plus cater to guests and keep the place clean and yard mowed.

It seems like multiple sources on the internet mention this exemption.

I am interested in the internet/motion activation but knowing myself, I'd be 'over checking' it to the point of distraction/going overboard.  

Aside from a few books and internet I spent zero.

I will likely not invent something as wonderful as a toaster or the internet. 

We researched on the internet, checked out a couple of realtors, and picked one that was into investment properties.

I would look for internet resistant tenants like restaurants or services 

As a landlord you will be more of a baby sitter keeping a close eye on tenants that generally have very low social standards.

Assuming you weren't working with some jokers like the mortgage division of a credit union, big bank, or internet lender, and assuming that the actual issue wasn't DTI with the new payment, that actually should have been perfectly fine.