So what do we do to avert the above concerns?  

I was able to to skip trace his email, address, and phone number. 

This type of deal can also help you minimize upfront costs, as you’re reducing the cash needed to buy the property outright by aligning the seller’s financial outcome with yours.While there may be details to work through, such as crafting a solid contract or ensuring alignment with any financing you bring in, these can be easily addressed with the right team in place.

However, very glad that we pivoted to mid-term rental approach around $4,500 to $5,000 that has helped address vacancy.

It might be payment notices are going to a different address and it is simply overlooked. 

I'm on a call now and they same decent and honest, but some reviews on here and other sites are a bit concerning.

That’s our concern about it penciling out on paper but the reality might be that it ends up costing us money.

It's this exact concern I have with dynamic pricing when I posted a few weeks ago about the RealPage lawsuit:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1225872-long...I'm sorry you're going through this.

I agree with a lot of of the things you wrote above concerning the benefits, etc.

In fact, your feeling overwhelmed is because you don't know how to solve the issues that concern you YET.