There is nothing habitable in or around Albany Oregon for that.

Probably this is because of my mindset established in another country with other habits...

They still don't understand why they have big electric bills, and when you ask them about thermostat habits they'll tell you "Well I usually put it down to 63 while I'm at work and I only turn it up when I get home to 70, then I lower it to 65 when I go to sleep and only put it back to 72 when I get up in the morning"

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

What are their cleaning habits?

Further, it could do far more harm than any protection it might give you against an uninformed tenant trying to sue you.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We'd like to acquire the property by making a cash offer of $50,000 (willing to negotiate up to asking price, if after inspection Chris agrees with my rehab estimate), make quick improvements to the duplex, list both sides of duplex as short-term rentals, and rehab the garage apartment for ******'s eventual habitation.

There are many other threads of people looking to network with other real estate investors in Rhode Island but absolutely no harm in adding another one 😊Networking with other folks here on BP is a great idea of course.