You don't even have to contact the previous owners unless they start having guests show up to your place and even if this does happen the hosts of the old listings will find themselves with a suspended listing for false advertisement.

Don't give yourself false hope with expectations of high returns without doing all your homework.  

Don't make decisions based on a false sense of permanence.

IE the market sees a REO, so the assumption is its a deal no matter how absurd the price.

I then had to point out there was no way to silence a false alarm or change the batteries without risking breaking my neck.Around late March my art exhibit (the non-real estate project) wrapped up and I could focus my attention back to the house.

You will have to get rid of the tenant so she can't let anyone in and Airbnb will shut down the listing for being falsely advertised if she continues to have guests. 

Having to put $73,000 down starting out just seems absurd.

I did call Geico this morning to get a quote but it was an absurd amount of money (like $600/month)?!?!  

With no false modesty, I would put my basic floor tile installation technique up against any other professional's in my area.

In the process, I found a homeowner that was fined $60 because of 4th false alarm of burglery.