Are their listings detailed with good-quality photos?

You are paying the tenants about $5K a year to live there (plus repairs). 

Then it will go to tax sale and typically back to the county.The mortgage company could try and repair the property to protect their asset but it depends.

Like most states, Georgia gives you the legal right to enter for inspections, repairs, or showings.

HUD is changing its inspection criteria from Housing Quality Standards (HQS) to National Standards of Inspections and Real Estate (NSPIRE).

I just started working with THD, I had the same situation as Shankar RamaniI had a 3/2 SFH posted for LTR, they reached out asking if I am open to short term rental, I was hesitant first but after searching the company and their business model, I was willing to take the risk if they pay me a good premiumThe person who reached out to me works with the insurance side of THD ( they have corporate leasing department too), and her tenant had a fire damage in their house so the insurance company wanted the tenant to stay somewhere until the house repair is done.

., repairs, furnishings) can offset this.

While you are learning and living in your first one, you want to make sure that you are keeping up with the repairs so that when you make a decision on what to do with it, you don't have a potential issue with the property you want to sell or rent when you are about to buy another.

On paper looks great, in reality too much hassle, not as great quality tenants, and what you're seeing: too much competition. 

She sent a reputable plumbing company out and they gave us a $9000 bid to do excavating, repairs, etc. due to some roots getting in some plumbing under the house.