How confident are you on the ARV.

On many levels. 

She did so on her own after I gave her notice. 

I wouldn't start investing in the US if you have no plans on coming back from living in China.

Staff often seemed to focus on one requirement at a time, and only moving on to others as each was taken care of, instead of starting them all at the same time.

I use pricelabs on all my listings and have really enjoyed it. 

You can cover the wire mesh with drywall patches (they tape on wall and across the wire, white/paintable, different sizes) as the wire mesh is what will prevent the rats from eating their way into the property (the covering material is cosmetic only).

I think I've talked to maybe 2 tenants on the phone so far, and I didn't mind because there's a lot of scams online.

My GUESS is these homeowners have been tricked/screwed in to signing a long term power purchase agreement, often with no buy out provision.

Again, on the flip side, the brokers on our list who have been around for a long time (a decade) have become quite reliable.