I want the agent to first look at the property online as well as physically before calling/emailing me.You are welcome to talk with the local RE agent I worked with over the last several years to see that I am not blowing smoke and won't waste your time. 

The political winds are blowing against landlords in every market.   

Beats being a landlord, flipper anything else out there, just blows it out of the water.

I personally, playing devil's advocate here, am not a huge fan of such large amounts of debt/leverage (3 million in your case).

With that being said, you can always find something in the field of RE so that you can gain experience.If I were to start over, I would have saved all my money when I was in the military instead of blowing it all.  

I'm a big advocate for self-managing in your own market, but not at a distance.

Also, if another peril (cause of loss), such as wind. causes damage that allows the water in (ie. wind blows roof off so raing damages the interior) then there could be coverage.Any ground water that seeps in, surface water that gets in or damages the structure, or similar are normally insured with a Flood Insurance policy.

I won't steer you wrong and let you blow a repair.Your situation highlights one of the nice parts of owning a duplex.

@Dylan Vargas blows my mind!

Marina Shimanski If you have air blowing out of the electrical outlets that are located on an interior wall of the unit it means one of two things. 1) There is a negative pressure in your unit that is drawing the air in.