I work for a company that develops & manufactures performance suspension systems for Heavy Duty straight axle trucks.

I also am a lender for Active Duty Passive Income and they have a Reg A fund, which means it is a syndication for large property purchase that you do not have to be an accredited investor and can be publicly advertised.   

Heavy duty stuff that is inexpensive & basically just hose the place down in between tenants. 

It’s vital to know if there’s some sort of deficiency judgement against the property for unpaid taxes, a builder’s lien, a distant relative who might have legal ownership rights, etc, etc.

I may be mistaken, I believe your primary concern lies in ensuring the lawn is adequately watered to maintain its vitality.

A contractor provides a vital service.

This is the post of the day (I know it's early but...)Every borrower's situation is different and it's vitally important that they are matched with the right lender. 

I might if they seem more concerned with getting double commission than with fulfilling the fiduciary duty they already have with the seller.

In Florida, you can use an agent to represent you as a single agent, or use one as a transaction broker to represent "the transaction", and not owe full disclosure to either party.As a single agent, they can negotiate on your behalf, and owe you the duty to fully disclose everything they find out about the property or the other party (like divorce or willingness to accept lower offers or time constraints), as well as all the other duties of an agent. 

For example, our Management Agreement, and every one I have worked under for nearly 30 years, under "duties of agent", one of the first items is "to manage the property".