So if someone offered seller financing at a higher rate, higher purchase price but 10% down vs a bank where I could get a lower rate, lower purchase price, but higher down payment 20%Essentially I am trying to see what I am paying in opportunity costs of choosing 1 over the other.

There’s a feeling of safety knowing that you can see, touch, care for you first investment property.

We had to settle a minor contractual issue on right away access by essentially having to pay money to local officials o/w they would not support it even though legally we had a right to access the property through an adjacent property (land locked).  

The majority of my holdings are here and I keep getting tempted by cheaper prices in other markets, but I just don't know if I can beat the safety, stability, and convenience of Billings.

Essentially the data is generated by the USPS- United States Postal Service which denotes when a property is vacant or appears vacant (this includes Tenant move outs, Inherited properties, Bank Owned, HUD homes, etc.) 

Use part of it as a deposit and keep some for a safety net?

Will be essential for your landing and contact pages to actually fire you off an email.iThemes Security — Won’t go too heavy on the details but it’s great to just have running and checking your site.

If you are looking to improve security with cameras (and I wouldn't just rely on the Ring for this) then just be sure you are not pointing any cameras in the home, do not record ANY audio and I used to actually note in my check in instructions that there were cameras for the guest and homes safety so they were not surprised when the arrived.  

I'm also assuming this is turnkey and he is leaving all the furniture and essentials as it sounds like a large property. 

Essential you've got to put management into the proper perspective.