Once this happens our investments will be severely impacted.

As a consideration, were your life situation to change and you suddenly had to bring in management, how would that impact this deal.

He needs someone that can run it through a calculator to best guess the impact on his score to get the best rate possible.Anybody know a guy/gal?

A kitchen update in the Midwest will not have the same impact as an update in California.  

I would appreciate any knowledge on the subject and if it really makes an impact of the value of the property.

I'm also interested in purchasing another property - either multifamily or another vacation rental (which will be classified as an investment property from the start) - will converting our soon-to-be current property into a vacation rental impact that process in any way?

Understandably, there was an impact on the vacancy rates for real estate investors.

The reason that  they provide you with a a credit report was probably NOT about saving $35....The prospective tenants might of not wanted their credit to show a additional inquiry on their credit profile it could have a negative impact on their score. 

Under the current conditions, I can definitely see it impacting rents with some trying to transition to long term rentals.  

There are concerns about longer lasting impacts that hamper the recovery (affected sectors, lack of confidence, and increase in household savings during the lockdowns).