But no doubt we have to keep in mind as stated this site caters to a lot of folks starting their journey so to us who have been on the site for a minute or two it seems repetitive but to the new investor its not they dont know what they dont know.

Do not mind if it's out of state.

I am sure some will do it with phone and e mail etc.. but I suspect they miss the best deals.Just like top wholesalers they have buying agents when a lead comes in that buying agent is over to the house and meeting with the folks ASAP so they can lock it up.. if they are non owner occ then yes this is different but now your talking about investors as sellers different mind set .  

Pets yes but keep in mind they do require more cleaning, maintenance. 

That's on me, my other properties are in good shape, this one was always out of mind.

It is just nice peace of mind that you don't always have to be available if their is an urgent maintenance issue.

@Greg O'Brien - Do you mind sharing your company details? 

There are a couple of things that come to mind, if a payment is missed the lender cares, if the servicer goes out of business or misses a substitution of trustee, the lender cares, if the borrower goes to the lender to try to get removed from the loan (usually to buy another house) the lender cares, if the property gets caught up in a bankruptcy or divorce, the court cares and that means the lender gets involved.

If you don't mind a little more management, renting by the room and midterm can bring in a lot more revenue than renting just the basement or other unit if you get a duplex. 

Just need to stat under the occupancy limit.Also keep in mind basement needs to be livable square footage, ie have egress and proper ceiling height.