Recommend doing a search.

A quick search on BP would answer most of your questions before you go blasting them.  

Also searching on idealista website which is a great one to start with.

A quick web search shows it can cost upwards of $25,000.I'd say that if the flea-bag isn't a service dog now, it probably never will be.

Look, we’d all like to search the internet, find a deal for sale, analyze the property as having a great cash flow at current interest rates, with lots of upside potential in a gentrifying market.  

I’m currently in the process of searching for my first property, which I hope to house hack and eventually convert into a long-term rental. 

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

Expand my search to some metros even if it doesn't have a direct flight from SFO.This is also going to be something I will act on in 6 - 12 months as I gather more information and visit some of the places I narrow my search down to

Search for properties in your area as if you wanted to find a place like yours.

The background check is supposed to identify the amount of risk, then you determine whether you can mitigate that risk or not.