@Matthew Strack It would depend on your goals and comfort level.

I do a lot of searching through the MLS and county records, and come across these fairly often, but am curious as to who/what they are.

We had one in our last houseboat and it was worthless.  

And do you use a mailbox outside?

We own collectively over 40 SFH and have also ventured in the transactional lending space doing Earnest Deposit Lending, Double Close Lending and Morby Method Lending.We've done some due diligence and it seems that Jake &Gino and Michael Blank are 2 potential candidates of good communities for MultifamilyIs anybody in those communities and can give some insights about them: The Good & the Bad?

In general I say its a personal preference and there is no right or wrong here, just what works best for you. 

Until you have to do a major repair like a roof.  

Keep their deposit and take them to small claims for the rest of it.

@Steve Babiak, unless he registered with Pennsylvania as a contractor, he would not show up on there, the company as the OP stated is from NJ where he would be registered. he should be registered in PA if he is doing work there, so i agree, he should have shown up on those sites, i am a contractor in NJ but do not do work in PA, not even my own properties, so i do not show up on those sites.

@Chris Seveney This reminded me of a line in a John Mayer song: "When I really start to break it down,I wouldn′t trust a girl who knew about this place."