A few months ago, I switched my insurance to Proper, as it seemed to offer the best coverage.

I'm over at eXp Commercial, and with the size of the company it opens up a number of opportunities to collaborate with other brokers all over the US and the world. eXp and REAL both offer a revenue share component which incentives agents to form teams and bring on other agents, I think that is one of the drives for both

You as an investor also shouldn’t be greedy and it’s a perfect match :) (To prevent a misunderstanding: I knew the property was being renovated and unoccupied at the time of purchase, they've informed me during the offer.)+ In my 2nd property a well pump issue showed up after the renovations have finished.

However, Guesty does (did) offer this when we used it years ago. 

They are willing to offer their parents as co-signers.

After making what seemed to be an endless amount of offers in this hot market, with a lucky turn of events of a sellers contact falling through due to the first place buyer unable to to afford financing.

It's not something I felt entitled to, but they offered it freely and I tried to do something constructive with it.

Real estate offers a lot of freedom, but it also brings its own challenges, and it's great to see you tackling both sides.Can't wait to hear more about your journey! 

I do need to cover the remaining $9,000 out of pocket (I am in a similar spot, billed monthly and the leak started soon after the last reading)The company does offer a payment plan, but, since the bill in in the tenant's name he would have to go on the plan and I would need to figure a way to pay him monthly. 

There are better markets if you are interested in out of state investing and fair chance of getting better returns.I would start by fine tuning your investment and success criteria, then pick and research couple of areas before you make your decisions. for example Ohio- Cleveland, Kansas City etc offer better chances of cash flow vs Tennessee-Clarksville may offer better appreciation.