However, documentation from the previous PM states that he said on more than one occasion that the dog was his ex-wife's, she got custody of the dog, and that the dog would never be at his house.

For the DD aspect, your local PM can usually help by doing lease audits, and physical DD. 

We ended up physically visiting the title company office to collect our portion of the certified check the same day.

A physical asset that is reliable and with positive returns.

Additionally, check that they also have a physical address listed on their website that you can check on Google Maps.

@Nate PucelThis basically means the buyer will inherit the physical and legal conditions of the property.

Personally if I drive for dollars I only take in consideration what the house physically looks like that is the advantage you get from physically seeing the house.

You certainly want to ensure that both properties are adequately protected from physical damage (fire, lightning, water, wind, hail, theft, vandalism, etc.). 

You certainly want to ensure that both properties are adequately protected from physical damage (fire, lightning, water, wind, hail, theft, vandalism, etc.).

I don't know why it wasn't clear sooner, since I've been struggling to get all 3 of them on that the same page, that when these same principles apply to real estate of DIY vs bringing in professionals, to lessen the physical load and ensures better results, I realize that this concept must spill over onto non-business things as well!