Sounds like we may have a few things in common on that! 

Very common to have structural issues caused by soil movement. 

@Sergio P Ramos in my area these types of training burns are still common.

If you prefer to be hands-off with full-service management, then I'd plan on paying around 20% commission as that's pretty common.

Tenant must prove the following:1) they are unemployed2) if unemployed, they must show their unemployment insurance statements and small business protection statements (because a lot of them are getting more money in unemployment and some also get the small business protection paychecks from their employers)3) if so, they must pay 50% in rent each month or should get kicked out within a month; heck 50% of unemployment check should go directly to the landlord or mortgage company so don't let the tenant be the one to decide if they want to pay out or not4) but with the money, they should voluntarily move into a smaller, cheaper part of town instead of staying put (common sense is that when you lose your job, you send out resumes looking for another job while collecting unemployment and also looking to move and downsize to a smaller, cheaper place); you don't stay put and be a squatter5) they must show their bank statements (checking, savings, retirement accounts, etc.); any money they have in there must go towards paying 50% of rent as well6) if they are short on all the above, they must move in with family / relative / brother / sister / parent, etc.7) the only situation when they have a right to be a squatter is when they can prove that they will be homeless if evicted and have no one to turn to and no money in the bank (but whoever gets to this situation is a lousy manager of money and don't know how to live within their means while employed)

You say multifamily isn’t common around you - have you actually looked it talked to a realtor?

There’s a lot of misinformation out there, particularly around VA loan assumptions—one common misconception is that you have to be a veteran to assume a VA loan, which isn’t true!

Poor rental payment history is a common cause for non renewal. 

Actually fairly common, depending on what you're looking for property wise going forward. 

It’s common that this topic is misrepresented.