Here is an article i found with a simple google search: about $5000 but i thought quiet title in georgia was actually higher.Tax Deed Services For Owners of Tax Deeds - Gomez & Golomb LLC

The website 51west.properties also scores low on scam advisor ("owner is using a service to hide their identity, high number of suspicious websites on the server, registrar has a high % of spammers and fraud sites, website is (very) young, website appears to be hosted by a company with a bad reputation", all according to https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/51west.properties...)Trust your instincts. 

Even if it takes longer to pay off, having a steady, reliable tenant might actually be less stressful than managing an STR.FYI - consider starting with a regular rental but structuring it as a 6-12 month lease.

It's hard for me to imagine suburban office / retail getting hit harder than it already has, and a small building for small companies in the services field feels interesting to me - right now that's a "Feel" and I have to wrap my head around whether data supports this hunch or not, but I do at the very least like the fact that office has been hit so hard, and seems to have no net new supply coming online. 

(I understand upon learning the per is an ESA or Service Animal, one cannot charge pet rent....but these are still animals and can cause damage to the property.

If you are worried about this there are companies that handle servicing these payments automatically on a scheduling system if you have a bunch of them. 

I inherited their services when I purchased a sec8 rental property and initially decided to keep them, assuming it would be the simplest solution.

and I think there are several remedies to resolve this - and the developer and the city's business/permitting services both have liability here. 

I attended an informational training for beyond bnb, without signing up for their service, I implemented a couple strategies they discussed and found they worked.  

I researched some eviction attorneys and property management companies who offer 'problem tenant' services so most likely will reach out to them.