We can go to court, where I will eventually win and, you will find all of your belongings laying on the curb.

I would like to do the conversion to live in and eventually sell it.

Well, I think the most practical way to handle this from your perspective is to put a clause in your rental agreement that the tenant is responsible for any maintenance of the jet-tub.Obviously, it may turn one or two potential renters off, but you will find someone that LOVES this feature and will agree to your terms.All that being said, I know a lot of people with these tubs and they all seem to be fairly maintenance free - if anything, the motor will eventually burn out and have to be replaced, but I wouldn't worry too much about that.

I can be done..I have done it..but it takes a lot of persistence and a lot of wasted energy to find the one motivated guy with the pen..you will also be surprised that guys who turn you down over and over again saying we don't do that..will eventually call you..but like I said it takes a lot of work and even more networking.

Is something growing behind this and eventually works its way through the paint?

For the ceiling and and areas close to where water would be you would use green board drywall. normal drywall will eventually develop mold from the steam of the shower.

My background is in Aerospace Engineering and I will eventually be going into the Air Force as a Space Operations Officer.  

If your work is just focussed on being better than your competitors, you will eventually be outdone again.I came up with a better mentality.Consider this:My work has to simply be better than you can ever imagine.

(I've seen mixed answers on this so that's why I'm asking) I was also thinking about using a 0% down USDA loan on a single family house and fixing it up while living in it to eventually move out and make it a rental.

If you are going to hold long term, you can use this number capex will eventually catch up to you)3. 5% vacancy?