You do need to check with your insurance agent as certain dog breeds would not be covered under your policy.  

IS he skilled in what they are doing to sign off as certain things are done and done right? 

Basically, I'm trying to ascertain what the loan amount could potentially be & what your investment strategy is. 

On or after 6/30 (I assume) you went by the property, again with the police, and ascertained the tenant had indeed moved much of her belongings out, the utilities were off, the unit appeared abandoned, and the neighbors had not seen the former tenant for many days. 

Did you pick up the phone and exchange a few direct words with her to determine the situation better and ascertain why this was happening or if it could change?

Moreover, we are putting money into a depressed area that is on the mend, and the only reason we were able to ascertain that was that we are local and I was able to investigate the factors that made that inevitable carefully.I'm not sure this is the wisest strategy for you to carry out long-term from a distance.

I myself live in a 70+-year old house, and I never have refrigerators randomly leaking water, or dishwasher door suddenly stopping to close, unless I mess up.The only way for me to ascertain that this is "normal" is by asking around other landlords' experiences, especially those who are in similar situations to mine.

After a few hours of reading I can best ascertain that the only downside to getting an LLC would be the lending (commercial vs. residential).

And now every time myself and the owner calls in to ascertain an update they send us around from one department to another.

How would you all go about ascertaining whether or not tenants would consider renting by room?