Check out Columbus OH if you want to do Section 8 housing.

They fly you to Idaho and give you a check.

I will check this out!

Check with your QI about both scenarios.I did have a client do a 1031, rent it out for two years and then moved in at the advisement of their CPA.  

The background check is supposed to identify the amount of risk, then you determine whether you can mitigate that risk or not.

Check "flexible" dates for a house with a pool to weed out the condos with shared pools.

I would like to ask the advice of the community - can I get some viewpoints on how I could double check this lady's work?

This ensures that any settlement check will be issued to you AND the tenant - and that you can interact with the insurance provider.  

Go check it out and RSVP.

Windows would be my next check-point (less than R1) and then wall insulation: I would not be surprised if they have no insulation inside, but you can do blow-in, which only requires a small hole.A home looses heat in two ways: heat conduction (which you can slow down with insulation) and drafts, which in old houses is usually the biggest culprit.