They also have a pulse on who in the area has successful property management businesses (maybe themselves)3) Search direct booking sites in your area on google like "Vacation Rentals In Allentown" and see if websites pop up that are not airbnb or Vrbo you could reach out on.

My goal was to have 5 properties at the end of year two, but I think that I will realistically hit that number by the end of this summer. 

In the Seattle market, condoizing costs around 15K (survey, site plan, recording fees, legal fees, HOA creation and coaching from lawyer, setting up utility sub-metering if required).

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

1 - yes2 - I don't think that the drain from your house to the main sewer falls under the "Municipal Sewer" category that @Joshua Thompson mentioned, but I would have to check before giving a verdict.

I think of no score as a "neutral" result neither bad nor good and not a reason to disqualify someone.

any simple alternate solutions you can think of?

Right now we are still in the process of removing two of the other three tenants (I think we finally made it, aside from a junk car left on the property) and working towards getting the place fully rented.

Austin has a few (check out @krisclarkk on IG) but I would go find a few of the bigger cabin or glamping sites to see who they used.

I type pretty fast and I only respond to posts where I think I have something worthwhile to try to add.