Good luck with out of the area contractors, I have seen and heard many hilarious stories of blown budgets and awful construction from contractors that supposedly do good work at low elevations.  

Figure out your target elevator pitch and tell everyone you know thats what you're buying.

That must be one helluvan elevator pitch.

Hi Stan, the tenants are sent notices at certain intervals, with 'elevating' urgency.  

If she doesn't have a long history in business then I would request a few months of rent up front in addition to the double deposit but this is case by case and usually only if my gut instinct says that there's an elevated risk of default on the lease. 

I realized Yosemite is slow in the winter season because many roads to the park in the higher elevation is closed due to snow.

Id be very interested now but most prices are elevated right now on mls.

Also, it's a second floor unit and there is no elevator.  

The elevator had a institutional feel to it but it worked ! 

Thanks for the reply Carlos, I searched the MLS and the best image shown was a front elevation.