I'd go with a good quality all-vinyl floating laminate type floor - it will be virtually pet-proof. 

He also met the current and other local property managers, local investors, and city officials, while I was arranging meetings over the phone, running numbers, looking through the expense reports, and setting up an LLC and a virtual office/mailbox.

Given the choice between those 2, I would pay down the student loans as they're virtually impossible to discharge in any way.

No one is going to hand you their cash cow money minting machine.

Its called the alienation of title clause its in virtually every mortgage deed of trust and if your in Georgia Deed to Secure debt.. also a single member LLC is not going to protect you from anything.. just keep that in mind. 

In my primary residence, I have a washer/dryer combo that's a 2 in 1 machine. 

There are virtual property management companies as well.

I invest in Fort Lauderdale virtually from Charleston, SC.

Some folks choose to do this locally but in my case I have time / travel constraints that have pushed me to develop a virtual group, council if you will.

Just hired a virtual assistant who specializes in bookkeeping last month to keep the books organized and ready for tax filing.