@Catherine Barnes  no question rural oregon just like rural WA has very high unemployment.. but the PDX metro area which includes vancouver WA.. job market is robust. anyone who wants to work can work.. anyone not working is not working by choice.there are signs all over the place and banners in front of retail stores looking for workers..

Blast that audiobook/podcast on the way to work, the gym, to the store, back home.

It is working out pretty well all in all, since I am almost always on line even when I am on a 5 week bike trip across Europe, except on a long flight to Asia or Africa or on safari with no internet.No one will manage the way you want them to- just silly things like putting 2 little bottles of conditioner in the toiletry basket instead of one shampoo and one conditioner, or checking to see if some places in the yard were cleaned that might not be on the normal checklist but because of recent weather you think there might be a problem.

After you have gone through the free info, there are also books available through the Bigger Pockets Store.

I know how you feel when you walk through and look at private items and or personal items.In those cases we just hauled everything to the dump... and got to work. if the old owners are there are in contact of course we accommodated them on retrieving their items.I suspect in this case you would be fine and I personally would not store anything... from the description of circumstances you have laid out.

Additionally there is STNL properties that are free standing single tenant buildings such as a pharmacy, bank, dollar store, auto store, restaurant, etc.The value of those properties tends to be based on location, quality of the tenant, length of the primary lease left, and any termination clauses or where it's a NN and not absolute NNN.You won't find a brand new regional or national tenant property at a high cap rate.

Having dome bonehead "bike your deal" from you is frustrating, not just from a money standpoint but his it can mess with your psyche and affect confidence.Early in my career my mentor, Mike Q., was out ill and unable to help me.

There's a guide you can read here in getting started with flipping houses https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/You can also try J Scott's book on Flipping Houses on the BP Store

They are available at the big box stores and it's very easy to change out the plug on the dryer.The older plug/outlet  is still legal on existing houses, but not legal on new wiring.Unless you have an issue with the current wiring, I would not change the wiring or the outlet.

I know there are stores that have an entity hold the real estate and have another company as an operating company in case of lawsuit.