You have to put a lot of trust in people to let your house out like that. I mean I'm ok with letting out my property, but I couldn't do it as is, with all my personal property there knowing I'll be moving back in afterwards. I'm a bit OCD and fussy with my personal space. Mentally, I'll have to prepare myself that they're going to mess up my home.
Good luck with finding the right tenant, sounds like you have some potential good candidates, but I'll pass on spud as well
RE: Spud, The Tenant I Will Never Know