Total waste of my time and his.  

I’d recommend interviewing a handful of companies, asking for referrals, and making sure the team you choose has a multi-layer review process—so it's not just one person handling your books, but a team with oversight and checks & balances.And totally agree with @Markus Shobe: you get what you pay for!

At $400/month/cabin, our total annual assessment income is $48,000. 

I totally agree with you @Pat Aboukhaled! 

It is a great starting point for what an area is like if you haven't been there before. https://www.areavibes.com/Its gives you a total livability score and helps understand a little bit about the area

Total waste of time for a seasoned pro IMO.

Germain Act and using a trust for subject-to approaches that may work for this kind of transfer, but I’m not sure it totally applies to my situation.The previous replies stated answers to your questions, but some of the answers may not have been clear. 1.

THEN, the 3rd party adjusters come out (SOME ins co's still have hourly or salaried adjusters, like State Farm, but most do not) and those adjusters WANT to total a property, even if it doesn't have damage!

. $1,500 of the $3,500 is a refundable recycling deposit so total should be $2,000.

Agreed totally.