I usually charge 20 - 25% more for a month-to-month extension to offset the potential vacancy during the slow season.This is your rental and your business.

If you have sold few houses in the past and your initial intention with this house was to flip, you gain is ordinary gain, not capital.If you bought a property for rental, tried to rent it, and held for appreciation, it might be considered investment property and you might get capital gain treatment.

And appraisal will matter for refinancing, but not for initial purchase on paying PMI.

I charge 650 ech for 2 of the bedrooms and 700 for the other 2 larger bedrooms and walk away with 2700 a month. 1800 goes to mortgage, and I pay utilities and the end result????

I initially got started with a smaller brokerage firm, but the training just wasn't there.

From my initial research didn't find anything bad about the neighborhood also see that they got neighborhood of the year 2019 !

From my previous learnings, my initial strategy is to invest in a duplex and "house hack" while gaining more experience to invest in additional properties. 

The only benefit to a lease option, really, is that you can charge them rent plus additional for the principal balance, force them to pay the taxes, and take care of the property.

The problem is she’s not on the deed and the person in charge is interviewing different brokers to list the property.

Owners usually charge reserves over time so tenants are not overwhelmed with the CAM increase.