I run a small nature hotel (luxury glamping) that offers similar services to bed and breakfasts.

Depending on the nature of your property and the particular Cost Seg provider's MO, there may or may not be an actual site visit.

This can range from minor modifications to more extensive build-outs, depending on the nature of the tenant's business and the agreement with the landlord.

Due to the nature of the possible time and repair costs this may lead to speak with an attorney that can advise you on law suit. 

A local condo that you can easily check on might be a good way to learn the ropes of being a landlord without adding the complexity of long-distance management.Out-of-state investing, especially in areas prone to natural disasters like hurricanes, comes with additional risks.

Sorry for taking so long, but I've been having my own growing pains.One of the things we're not really looking closely at is the hyperlocality of Pittsburgh, a fundamental understanding of the unusual nature of this place and how, through insularity and other factors, it tends to punish long-distance investors.

It's only natural because the market took off like a rocket, and people became "rich" with equity. 

With several hiking trails/boats/kayaks/bicycles/etc, and just nature in general, what do most people do protect themselves from potential issues?

It's random, and those were just the people that I happened to meet over a couple of hours (and I'm not naturally extroverted).

Oh and the original Incumbent tenant dies of natural causes in the unit one month prior to closing in June which delayed it again.Needless to say...