There were a couple of times I ended up a landlord by default in the past.

However, I have helped a couple people with extremely basic home layouts when they were in the process of remodeling their home.

But I prefer the guidance of someone with experience.Thanks in advance for any guidance provided. 

My preferences are still Zillow and Apartments.com

My wife and I used to do flips in this area, and I have a couple listings along with long term rentals I manage in the area..For the co-host, they typically do not handle permitting and other items like that (this can be agreed upon between you and the co-host.

We have been investing in the Pittsburgh market for the past couple of years and have 2 duplexes and are closing on a triplex in about a month.

When I was younger I went from not having a FICO score because I paid for everything cash to an 800+ score in 6 months by having a couple family members and my girlfriend add me as an authorized user to their credit cards which they'd always paid on time and paid off every month.

Here are a couple of HOT tips:Buy furniture on facebook market place on the last day of the month to score bargains.

I'm ASSUMING (a bad idea, I know) that they were a married couple and had joint ownership. 

I highly recommend you travel to the market yourself and spend a couple days driving around, looking at various properties, if you are going to be buying anywhere.