For example:Second, under their "About us" link, click on "Management" and you'll see a "Meet the Team" page where there's the following photo/info for this James LaPushner fellow you mentioned (which says he was born in New Zealand):However, if you do a reverse Google image search on this photo, you'll find that it's posted on several other sites, including this one: https://planetaseminarov.ru/people/konstantin-baksht.htmlHere's a photo of him from this page:This page is written in Russian, but if you translate it, it says his name is Konstantin Baksht, he lives in Moscow Russia, and he is the owner and CEO of the international consulting company Baksht Consulting Group. 

@ Theresa, The ONLY doubt in my mind NOW is if this -My lease is a standard zillow generated lease.

I am using a standard state of Texas lease, which points to an addendum for pets.

So act quickly, do as the others are saying and screen him according to your standard criteria. credit, references, eviction history, etc.

if a property I buy and bring up to rent ready standards then starts cash flowing..." - it's not going to. 

My investments are all in the Twin Cities suburbs, but I have helped people with financing as far north as International Falls :) @Jeff Schemmel who do you know in the Duluth area?

any advice on paying mortgage off or faster With a standard mortgage, your monthly payment will remain the same for the life of the loan.

If you use Podio as it's designed to be used, it will streamline every thing you do--from managing leads, managing projects, reducing your internal email count, to making your internal communications more efficient because conversations (which otherwise might happen in email) happen "in context" -- of the client record in your CRM, the project, or whatever it is that you are discussing.  

When they eventually move out, I plan to do a full renovation to bring the unit up to high-quality standards and maximize its rental potential.I’m happy to connect if you ever want to chat.

After that make sure you have your property up to standard before placing a tenant.