If you loved your house and you think somebody else will love your house, you'll find a good tenant.Here's some advice as a recent plunger:All you need to understand landlording are these forums and this book:https://store.nolo.com/products/the-california-landlords-law-book-lbrt.htmlBuy it, read it cover to cover, underline the important stuff, and refer to it often the first few months.Also, though it's time-consuming, show your house to potential applicants one at a time by appointment.

- If I do go this route, should I try to have the pet interview at the applicants current home, so I can see how it's held up?

You are really just trying to make sure the applicant has good credit. 

The masking tape is just temporary until the cover gets installed.

Once that is completed, you'll receive an email from the lender to complete the application online.

It appears that it would be easier to move to your next project, and eliminate the red tape and hoops from regular banks, and eliminate the hard money guys.Has anyone used this strategy, and do you recommend any unsecured sources?   

I'd definitely require criminal, credit, and eviction checks in addition to an application. 

@Shalom Benton yes, all the assets were within the same LLC and lien free, but of the few loan applications I had sent out I had not seen any that didn't require my personal guarantee at that point.

A lot of those new inspection laws were put in place for construction safety, all in response to building collapsing's and high reports of property damage.Mainly dealing with development teardowns and excavations but if you see that as a con, every state or city is going to have one whether its high property taxes, friendly tenant laws, no appreciation, red tape.. etc.

I had an S Corp for my IT business, an LLC for my Auto Repair business, and a C Corp set up for my real estate management.While in my mind I need a real estate management business, when I did the papers to establish the management company, one question on the application is what type of business is the entity engaged in, and it clearly states if the company is engaged in anything requiring a license, I must submit a copy of the license, and I do not have a broker's license that entitled me to engage in property management.