We allow pets so it is no big deal.In the end, it is the animals owner who needs to make the decision.

Early in my ownership, a neighboring property owner approached me about purchasing a 6-acre sliver of my land that was undeveloped.

@Stacey OlsonRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

The only time we will not make an offer site unseen is if we run into a situation where an owner or a realtor won't accept site unseen offers. 

Unfortunately, the previous owners used the same lease for this garage space as they used for the residential units. 

You paid the property owner $40,000 in rent.  

You will have two separate K-1s as you are each individual owners.  

I got a hold of the owner by looking up his information on the county website.

They are a commodity, and owners are competing directly against hotels in this space, so rents are ultra low.

One was purchased a  few years ago by an out-of-state owner who has decided to sell and has doubled in value.