We were still a bit wary of the big dog being in a small space that we had just renovated and refinished the floors on, but they seemed like a nice enough couple. 

.), along with cleaning out the basement to add coin op laundry, additional storage spaces, ect.  

New construction seems to be assigned a higher tax value than improvements or say an addition to living space.

There is no way you can keep your rent at market and unless you are intent on permanently losing money at the two year mark you are going to be forced to make a huge rent increase. 

@Mark NolanThanks for those great suggestions.

We decided to narrow our focus as follows:• Single family• 3 bedrooms• 2 car garage• 1,200 to 1,500 SqFtWe also restricted the geographical area to the region marked in green below. 

@Mark NolanThank you Mark!

Another solution may be to vent the attic space, if it is getting to hot up there and cool downstairs, that will cause humidity at the ceiling and  while your at it check the insulation in the attic, make sure there is enough to keep the temperature difference between the cooled space and the hot attic. hope one of these helps you.

Thanks Jesse and Mark!

Thank you @Mark Nolan.