Lot of clueless price composers here.

It is definitely a red flag not having a strong online presence but does not guarantee they aren't legitimate.  

@Reggie MaggardOn the equity side sophisticated or accredited passive investors look for an overall 15% return’ usually composed of a 6-8% annual cash flow from operation, and an annualized 7-9% capital gain in 3-5 years through either sale of the property or a refinance enable by note amortization if leveraged and increase in value due to operator effort or discounted purchase price.On the debt side sophisticated and accredited investors look for 8-9% for VERY SAFE loans where the collateral is A or B commercial property in a major metropolitan area and the syndicator is large and increased, and the LTV is 60% or less.

We essentially held a presence of 5 sales professionals drumming up deal flow.

My question is, where should I buy that has a strong rental presence?

If they are small they may not have an online presence.

Residents agree to never bringing secondhand, or discarded items from the curbside, into the premises without thoroughly inspecting them first for the presence of bed bugs." 

I’m not sure you can legally require their presence to return the deposits.

Maybe an independent agent associated with Assured alliance which has a large presence of agencies in SC and they have access to many insurance products.

While in the presence of a police officer the tenant told you she would be out by 6/30.