I was an independent sales rep / Territory sales manager for several of the top brands in the surf skate snowboard arena, IE Burton, Spy, DC, Nixon etc. for 15 years.Yes, you do want to get a dealer account with major brands that you want to sell. 

When a market gets heated up, it makes sense to get in and get out fast as you get into more and more riskier territory.

I'm extremely handy so the repairs are not the issue, I know the management companies typically do a lot of the tenant interactions which would benefit me since I'm an hour and 15 minutes away, so it would be like I'm keeping a local presence that the tenants are already used to.I've been communicating back and forth with the listing realtor, who also works at the building management company that manages the property.

All I can say is it's unchartered territory I'm thinking! 

"Chinese" cabinets are making a presence down here in Florida.

They should have a web presence, and potentially an online application because that's not cheap.Or ask them if they have any other affiliations with other businesses.  

Most of these types of gurus are relying on marketing hype and social media presence more than actual results.

A full month of vacancy briefly dips into negative cash flow territory, but so far I haven't had anymore than 1 month of vacancy.The duplex is in a pretty nice area, and is actually really nice inside (hence I was happy living there).  

It comes with the territory in that deal size unfortunately.

I have known some realtors and have found most to be kind of territorial when you start to ask questions, and that could be just a licensing thing.