I will say, personally if I'm going to a rental and they have a golf cart that would be AWESOME and I would love it, but I know I'm responsible.

Our assistant property manager, Julie would be a great person to connect with as we are also based in Pennsylvania, so hello from Pittsburgh!

This person probably sites on the internet and thinks they know what they are talking about but again 100% clueless . 

Personally, I would say no to offering a rent decrease because of a leak.

It's a nice benefit while you live there, but it shouldn't be the deciding factor in what you do next...it can play a part in the discussion, but the much greater benefit is your ability to sell tax free on your personal residence with a 121 exclusion. 

When we decide to switch companies (we just did this), we formally evict our "employer" from the building on the same Friday we quit, and the branch remains physically in place with new signage up, new phones, new computers, lease signed with new employer, et cetera, on Monday. 

I would personally keep the property unless it's going to be tough to cover the difference. 

Most likely you'll never have an issue unless the company/person doing the repairs after the fire cut corners.

Personally I am not sure what investing out of state looks like, and I would truly feel incredulous if I could get help from any of you amazing friends here on bigger pockets!

I would highly recommend staying away from anything being transferred from one person to the other directly.