Yea this is a long-term personal play more than a strict STR deal. 

Also, long term, I expect Sac will enact tougher restrictions on STR, given the intense housing crunch we're experience, so I personally don't expect that to a be a good long term strategy.

As a disabled person, I want to be in real estate, but I know I am limited. 

Congratulations on the duplex -My investor clients have acquired several multi-family investment properties locally in the market I operate in Northwest Indiana - Figure out your personal investment objective for the next 4 years and align yourself with the next property that make sense in this current market environment-

They seem to be a reputable company, but nothing beats personal testimonies!

Apparently, the person I am under contract with was managing the estate of the actual owner who recently died.  

I do not personally use him based soley on the fact that the firm is virtual.

The property is insured on your behalf, personally. 

If they've genuinely abandoned, you'll notice their clothing, personal hygiene, and things of value are all gone.

We make people take photos of themselves holding their ID and then I also meet them in person for the showing - at least for my units on the NW side of Chicago.I've never heard of these testers, but I am not surprised.