Being in restaurant business 40 hours a week totally prevents me from that.

It may not even be legal to accept that arrangement in your state so check first but for most landlords, the primary concern is not getting rent, so if you have the rent...That advance rent shouldn't prevent you from screening them though. 

If the unit has been inspected, but not deleaded, you also cannot do any construction or remodeling in the unit, they consider that unauthorized deleading and it will prevent you from ever getting a lead cert.

If the unit has been inspected, but not deleaded, you also cannot do any construction or remodeling in the unit, they consider that unauthorized deleading and it will prevent you from ever getting a lead cert.

We build them using some methods from passive housing standards like preventing thermal bridging and spray foam insulation to the best we can create an airtight envelope.

Depends on your area, some states and cities have laws preventing you from counting evictions and such against potential tenants.

Hence the reason that we can all expect more legislation to be passed in more states to limit & prevent this type of behavior.

They require annual preventative maintenance, (approx $300/year).

Don't think that jumping in now because of regulatory changes will prevent further regulatory changes in the future.

Your lender will tell you the same, but do not go out and buy a new car or something materialistic to prevent you from getting pre qualified for your next property.