Just to be clear, YOU don't have to be the operator, but YOU need to have known how to do it and ensure the operator you employee (either as in house or through a PM company) needs to know how to do this at a high level.  

I'm hoping to find a management company that works with traveling Nurses that require short term rentals.  

He says to minimally get an Attorney to work for me instead of relying on my agent and our title company, since they're all get compensated on the deal getting done, not necessarily fighting for my protections. 

Company owner has Not seen my home yet should I ask for the earnest money Before he comes to see the house?

You can always ask a loan officer to submit the property to underwriting to see if it will qualify with the company's guidelines - this is something I always do if i'm not 100% sure about the area. 

All that said...if you're not confident you can get at least 1.5x your LT rents as an MTR, I think I might go with long term but skip the management company and DIY. 

Does anybody know anything about this guy and his company.

I may have stumbled upon a great deal but as I am not a professional or seasoned expert like most of you, I thought I would drop the numbers and plans here and see if I’m outside of my depth hereNear Clanton, Alabama I found a 4 acre lot for $100k.

I currently rent a storage unit for $80 a month to store supplies for my property management company.

Furnished finder has a lot of working professionals.