Then there is choice as adult, to do what is required, yes it's hard and can suck, to go to college or university, and again PUT IN THE WORK, or not, spend early 20's seeing how many brain cells one can fry.

I have no tenants, I don't have property managers, I don't do repairs, I get principal pay down, I get depreciation, I get a fat option payment, I come and go as I please.

Another trick I have to verify employment is calling the main phone number and asking for HR, instead of using the direct line or cell phone they provide.

Don't worry about phones, everyone does cell nowadays....

Using Twilio for a virtual phone number that maps back to my cell phone during business hours etc.

Right on the page it listed a WhatsApp number and said something like ¨because we list on a lot of sites please text the property manager to get up to date availability and the best rates¨ We contacted them through Airbnb and they also directed us to the private cell number.When you texted the number, they immediately started with a pitch about booking off the site to save on all the fees etc. 

I'm not expecting to.....If you wanna buy a house send a fat offer to the house you want. 

Use your cell phone. 

She's open to suggestions but needs nudging and is always "in a bad cell signal area", that sort of thing.

It is also possible that your tenant got a new cell phone number.