My friend hired a private investigator to find him, took the tenant to Court and won.

The Summons indicates that this individual did a private investigation and attached two picture of my out grown lawn and one of the picture is clearly showing this individual was standing in front of my main entry door taking pictures.

If you believe there is clear title and you are interested in us considering the property for donation please fill out a Request for Property Investigation.

I have done preliminary research on the rules there but just looking for some real-world input on running an STR in a resort/ski town.

Then I would investigate moving to Canada where we don’t sue people as a means to earn income and our insurance policies reflect this.

BTW, these processes are not much different from pre-sale investigations for other property types.

Please investigate what we are advocating before you contradict it. 

In my area, a good deal will usually be 0.8% or better.However, that "rule" is just a way to quickly analyze a deal and see if it's worth investigating further.

Any number of reasons could be behind your inability to get a hold of them, I would investigate that more, maybe a site visit, look at their lease and see what kind of notice is needed before visiting the property.

If you're not making your payments, they can investigate.