Tampa is a very active market with a lot of meetups so that's where you want to focus your time before you buy anything.

Probably a second downtown Nashville.

They did a 'drive by' appraisal, but I think that means they looked at comps in the area.

Generally, I would be tree trimming once a year to cut back any branches hanging over the houses because of potential damage, but also because of insect transfer.

Who is offering a solution, or is there one? 

Both things are happening.Buyer agent commission is still negotiated up front with sellers although there is the option not to compensate a buyer's agent - aka have the buyer pay their agent.We also tell buyer's agents to include their commission in the offer.

Why do you need a property manager to manage a long-term renter who lives near you on a new construction home with a builder's warranty and no cap ex? 

I just bought a single-family there a few months ago.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: The problem is that they used a registered agent.

What I mean by that is that paying for leads that get sent to you just because you are paying for them is not smart scale right now, it costs too much for lukewarm.I was on Zillow Flex with my team of 50 for years and crushed it, but we had to kiss a lot of frogs at 35 percent referral fee.