Especially if the owners don't want to be bothered with guests.

You need to either study the law and become an expert or just start requiring petscreening.com for all animals.Im an expert on the law and still don't bother with it because the law is not on your side.

You set up a lease online and tenants can pay in cash at Moneygram (I think) locations and the money gets transferred to you.PayNearMe is a bother similar option but I think it’s more expensive.

The main thing these types of situations buy you is consistent rental income, but if you can already get that with a less risky tenant... why bother? 

If the tenant can't be bothered to report a sewage backup so severe that neighbors smell it, that's a sign of serious incompetence/negligence--which is a major liability to you.Second is the issue of what caused the backup.

I wouldn't bother with a management company llc.

It's not just the percentage that management companies take but they also might not be charging enough, and they're not going to bother to improve a place for maximum income.

It's also highly recommended to obtain a POA so you will be able to access this mortgage information from the lender, otherwise it may be a royal pain to get this data down the road.The second warning is that you need to be careful to claim this deduction on the "other interest" line of your tax forms and not on the "mortgage interest" line, otherwise the IRS computer may start bothering you.

There's some portfolio wholesale stuff that'll go higher, but usually I don't even bother to quote it since the rate/fees/terms are otherwise... less than ideal. 

Once utilities are switched and renter insurance is in place, I let them have keys; I don't want to be bothered for each little piece that are moving using a car.