But I get it when you have that tenant dynamic IE limited income basically lowest earners in the country its a tough group to corral for many many reasons..

I expect one tentant to struggle and he has 2 kids. 

If you reach out to a local title company, they sometimes do a basic title search for $50-$100. 

Just have to have your props dialed in and basically the best bang for the buck those are selling very quickly..

It's for me and my kids really, but it has a history of being productive on Airbnb and isn't a huge spend vs. return.

This is what I and many many others on this site did when we started. 25 is a great age to work very hard and see benefits in a very short time compared to a 35 year old with kids who has to outsource everything shooting for a 8-12% returns due to life obligations.

One of the comments I heard is that in Florida, Citizens, the State sponsored insurance, could basically run out of funds due to the amount of damage.

I don't think it would have been worth the money to do my own background checks on them given my investment amount, but I also don't remember doing basic Google searches on any of them.

. $20/month if basic.

I think one of the major issues is W valley basically only has Pinot .. compared to Napa Sonoma were virtually all varietals are grown and bottled.