Another example is it wont be their fault if the house has gutters and leaves clog them up and water backs up into the roof because it was not stated they were responsible, or if the property has a fire place and the house burns down because the chimney was not clean sweep by them or you before use because it was not designated responsibility.

I wish there was a mandatory education level, internship, professional designation, a board of overseers.  

Often these properties attract California buyers but few local buyers. 

I too am curious about the implications regarding insurance, statements, and seller credits at closing.With regard to the bank statements portion, designating and third party servicer to whom you send your monthly payment, who then actually pays the underlying mortgage and provides an accounting could help alleviate those concerns.

Cozy.co allows tenants to pay using a credit card and they are then charged a credit card fee which, of course, is steep.My only complaint with Cozy.co is that their user interface for tenants is designed such that my highly intelligent visiting scholar tenants make tons of mistakes when attempting to set up their first payments.

My day job is as a marketing specialist and I have a background in graphic and web design.

I'm thinking about upgrading, but it will take a long time and I can't guarantee that this will attract more interests. 

But now I'm a bit interested in areas like Bakersfield and Barstow which may offer an attractive price point and is only 2 hours from where I live so I'd be able to manage it better myself.

Yeah Morris Invests has a podcast that serves to attract people to their turnkey business.

It was attractive since it was already producing some income from the cottage, in a good area, and we thought we could do a live in flip and sell it after 3 years.