Title companies need to insist everyone use a trusted notary, not just any random remote notary, and take additional steps for any remote closings such as holding funds in escrow after any remote closing until they can 100% verify that they’re not going to be wired to a scammer overseas. 

:(AND, for a few years the ins co's have been insisting that they'll only cover roofs under 15yrs of age.

If the tenant insists on using this broker (their choice, I guess), we're obviously just going to bake the commission into their new monthly rate because we're certainly not going to absorb a 4% commission to keep our existing tenant on executing a simple lease option.

it took over 3 years for them to do anything and then they insisted on choosing the sub-contractor and making the contract with him.  

@Matthew McNeil haha your right I regret investing in coeurd'Alene .if you insist on WA for sure stay away from Seattle the more east the better

But if you insist on LTR, I recommend considering areas like Marietta, Decatur, or Acworth which have a pretty high LTR rental demand right now. 

After insisting the BRRRR method was what I wanted to go after, he said he had friends that were unsuccessful with this in the Houston area.

@Aryan StraussDude, if I had a dollar for every smoking tenant who insists, just like you, that they NEVER SMOKE IN THE UNIT...they always lie.

If a listing agent is insisting on it, simply as them why. 

If they insist on making a claim, they need to give you their demands in writing.