I don’t want to run into an issue where I get to many of them and not following rules.* I am only owner financing properties I own outright 

If you're considering investing in land, you need to do your homework thoroughly, understand market trends, assess the potential value of the property, and also take into account various potential risks and issues such as ownership rights, usage restrictions on the land, development costs and so forth.

You are better off budgeting money for maintenance and capital expenses and keeping a reserve in case issues arise faster than your budgeted money gets socked away from incoming rents.

I should lay this out right off the bat - I've only been with Evolve a few months and really have had no issues with them so far, I just want a little more control over my listing/communications and don't see much value in the automated messaging that they do.

My short-term rental is out of state but I manage it remotely (mostly guest communications and troubleshooting issues) and if I include in that the time I spent getting it ready to rent, I would say I materially participated and even more than anyone else (i.e. cleaner).

The would be buyer made ridiculous demands and essentially used a few minor issues on inspection report to terminate.

I wonder if the issue is the loan is less than 100k.

I have been in the ringer through real estate investing (negative cash flow, scammers, bad contractor, obtaining more than ARV, getting less than ARV, plumbing issues, positive cash flow) learning head-first the whole way.

Definitely save your battles for more expensive issues.    -- Good Luck!

If you have a cat that pees or sprays, understand that even if LVP is waterproof, it can seep through where planks connect or edges/trim to reach to the subfloor or slab, causing major odor issues.