I would read up on the risks before collecting rent with those tools.

@John Reagan Johnson hope you don't mind a PMC answering, but most of our clients hire us because:1) They live out of state and don't have time & expertise to remote manage2) They don't have the time to manage3) They don't feel they have the necessary expertise and/or don't want to risk learning as they go and making an expensive mistake.Go read Kiosaki's Cash Flow Quadrant book.

That said, if you feel you want to go above and beyond, then could could try contacting some of these apartment complexes directly and confirm her story with them but if you can easily find another qualified applicant why would you take on this work and additional risk.

They were getting it flushed several times a year!

Similarly, if you put several Class D tenants in a Class A 4-plex, what do you think will happen to the property?

And any risk of messing up due to ignorance. 

Obviously there is risk involved (as with anything).

This level of scrutiny drastically reduces the risk of renting to unreliable tenants.Realtors vs.

I am active duty military and plan to use the property for deployments/holidays for my family to stay near relatives until I separate in 4 years, then to use that property as one of several future investment properties.

HOLD & REFI - The improved cashflow (I have one lender saying he could get me into a DSCR loan at 6.5% which would 3x my cashflow) is enticing, but I'm don't want to risk anything especially having been burned once and would prefer to be on the up and up.