I don't even have a security deposit and the card they have on file is not even active anymore so I assume all the 3rd party company could do is take me to collections which I would fight since these charges seem extreme to me.

Kevin moves in with his girlfriend and is extremely communicative from day 1, proactively keeping me updated with his move plans and the like.

Will post our experience here, I am sure somebody will benefit from the information as we benefited from this thread and many others on this forum.Regarding their tax and bookkeeping services, I don't expect anything of quality per my standards, unfortunately it is extremely hard to find a decent tax CPA.

@Brie SchmidtBrie, thank you for stopping by and giving me some extremely helpful tips.

For me, it's just difficult to invest OOS, can't check up on a property every week that's 2000 miles away and it's extremely stressful for me. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.What else can we assist you with?

The ones in Cali I personally screened because here in the VERY liberal bay area they HUD people make it extremely clear that I need to screen my own tenants.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.What else can we assist you with?

Remember, we are currently experiencing an extreme housing shortage, a 50-year low.Second problem: Putting on my old congressional staffer hat, IMO this won’t get through Congress.

It's under $500 so not an extreme expense but I argue that it falls under the NNN maintenance purview, responsibility of the tenant.