I actually just did a live stream yesterday on my channel (youtube.com/@brady_morgan) that went over this exactly.

Website: https://furnishedflatsfm.com/ What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I made a few thousand less than expected but I figure that's just the cost of doing business sometimes.Based on my experience I wouldn't let the remote possibility that a homeowner might go into greed mode dissuade you from doing these deals.

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

My recommendation would be to engage an investment property focused realtor (not a general residential realtor) and let that person guide you through the process from pre-qualification to market/property valuation and selection. 

The facilitator’s address was in a mobile home park, and the bank account could not be verified.Inconsistent Identification: Despite receiving a copy of Chris Anderson’s driver’s license, phone number tracing showed no connection to him.Incident 2: 2nd Financial Opinion ServicesThis entity appeared more sophisticated but was equally deceptive:Authentic-Looking Documentation: The LLC was legitimately registered in Missouri, with a seemingly professional website and clean background checks.Misleading Identification: After requesting proof of legitimacy, a passport with the supposed principal's photo and corporate documents from the State of Missouri were provided.

Taking the risk of a tenant while you yourself are renting is not optimal in my opinion.

My fiance and I are in a unique situation as I play baseball professionally, and she works online and plans to live with me during my season.

Quote from @Arshiya Taami: my friend and I are looking to do our first fix and flip as partners using a hard money lender, we have never done a fix and flip before but we have experience/connections with remodeling houses/construction. 

Of course a visit to the county records office and -correct reading of the legal description would reveal that the tennis court lot was the one being sold.