Make sure on the lease that you indicated that appliances were not included.

When my current lease is up I plan to rent-to-own it, that way I can structure the deal to minimize (or hopefully eliminate) any expenses during the lease term, get the loan paid down some more (extra 30k in equity, assuming 2 year lease) and avoid sales commissions.

I would recommend you take care of entire lawn or stipulate in lease for 1 tenant to takes care of entire lawn.  

In case anyone missed it, thought I'd share that as of April 30, 2018 most residential leases must use the new Ontario Standard Lease agreement.Here's a link for more info and to download the form: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page18704.aspx

@Harrison CookYour post kindles lots of questions.In the "good old-days" most heating systems were vastly oversized for the building they were heating - energy was relatively cheap, insulation was non-existant to poor ... so it was easier and safer to {drastically} oversize.Today, while energy {in North America}  is still relatively cheap for the moment,  we have a much better understanding of how to make buildings more efficient {though you might not think so looking at the construction industry in the U.S.A. and Canada}  and there are often more cost-effective measures than simply replacing an old, over-sized heating plant with a new, over-sized heating plant.You really need to - or at lease should -  perform a heat load analysis to properly size your heating system, a component of which, is determining the rate of heat loss of the building envelope.  

They are looking for a 6 month lease and then possible M2M....they state they pay a "premium" for the rent (waiting back to see what that means)So....anyone done this type of short term deal through an insurance company?

This saved me plenty of money.The same tenant has already offered to mow the lawn likely because he loves the location, realizes his rent is slightly below market and does not want to be kicked out of the month-to-month lease.

She was extremely rude and actually told me that I should end the agreement- by buying out the rest of the contract (pay them 100% of their fee for the remaining 10 months on the lease).Does anyone have an experience like this?

The difference between this ordinary lease and the Long Term NNN lease is:1.

As of last night (Thursday), I now have a signed lease with a paid security deposit ($1350) and June's rent ($1350).