Take the list provided by @Elizabeth Colegrove and add to it the following:*  In state Property manager*  "Boots on the ground" partner...at least until you are established in that state both physically and mentally. 

I was 5th place on a HUD property once and it ended up falling to me because you had to physically deliver a money order to an agent they designated an hour away within a certain time of them saying "go". 

I spoke with the Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania and they recommended getting a letter from a doctor(with a physical address) stating the need for the animal.

They do most of the pre-licensing classes in the state where people go to physically take the classes.

It's probably better protection on your property anyway since they are paying a larger deposit down and actually have to print and physically sign a document which means they will read it more carefully.  

Septic fields can be on the verge of failing and you don't/won't know it without physically checking the condition of the field lines.

You state that "neitherCozy nor Stripe ever takes custody of your funds.

You get home and are physically and emotionally DONE.  

In my case, it would HAVE to be one of the above, as I am going to be buying out-of-state properties and plan on re-selling them I cannot visitevery property I buy, and I certainly do not want to have to physically travel to each County Courthouse to record a Deed everytime I sell aproperty, as this would be prohibitively expensive, time-consuming, eat-upprofits and interfere with my day-job.Third, there are services in most parts of the country that will handle recordings for you so that you do not have to worry about all of the details such as is it $8 per page or $10 per page only to find out that the recording was bounced for $1.00.The only service I found that did all 50 States was udeed.com, run by a law firm out of Nevada.Prices vary depending on the location of the property, but in the case ofmy WV property, they would do deed-preparation, research and recordthe Deed for approx $300 + whatever fees and taxes WV and the Countycharged.

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