I would have to do a small rehab of floors and paint and maybe new appliances.I want to do short term rental or this if possible.

I would call them and send certified letter signature required or if nearby drive to their last known address.

A suggestion I would give you is to find a couple "for rent" signs in your local market, get the address and start "running your numbers" on the rental property calculator that BP has for us on here.

Frequent turnovers can quickly eat into your profits.Instead, I’d recommend building up a solid reserve fund and addressing work orders promptly.

However, if you know and have a relationship with the person/team that will be doing the rehab for you in your absence and trust they have your vision in mind then you are in a better place to start. 

The property needs to be rehabbed.

If I rehab anything I'm selling it lol.

So yes much needed in the market place.Just like rehab loans..

Hello, For anyone that is not well versed in rehab estimation, how do you go about calculating rehab costs if you are not going through a realtor to find deals?

address encumbered by the instrument?