Don't be afraid to go out-of-state, but you will need to do some legwork to build your team.Best of luck

Because you state your goal is to prevent liability I don’t think the LLC will do you any good.

im always open to connecting

If they're just going to be there for an hour to two during a time frame you have set for prospective people to view - give them directions that prospects will need to reach out to you for lease details/moving forward.

If you want to be a professional in this business you need NARPM

You'll screw up and lose some money, maybe even a lot of money.

Property is in Granite City, tenant lost his job, and has stopped responding to texts and emails. 

Hope to hear from you! 

You will need to have experience in short term rentals to interest a lender on this.

Because it's not their business model.There are many ways to make money.