In conducting a background check, I learn the applicant's current neighbors hate him, he's on a first name basis with the local police or he has a variety of other social/criminal issues chasing him.4.

Mine is:1) Out of state investing is much harder than it looks2) Chasing cash flow and doors hasn't been a good experience and be cautious if doing this.I'm not going to sugarcoat this. #1: I invest the Bay Area with a SFH (solely owned) and a multi-unit (co-owned).

CA for instance has hundreds of thousands of paper lots that were created between about 1900 and 1935. these paper lots get sold at tax sale all the time and its where a lot of the land geek type of players toil. 

When finally chased down to giving response, eXp broker is very evasive and pretending to not have been kept in the loop despite being copied on every email, texted and voicemailed to their personal phone.

Here's time & money an agent or PMC needs to spend to get a rental listed:1) Make sure it's clean2) Hopefully, take professional pics and just not use the camera-phone3) Take room sizes and note positives and negatives about the property4) Since most rentals aren't advertised on MLS, research multiple sources for rental comparables to determine rent.5) Write a GREAT ad for the property6) Syndicate or manually enter the ad on numerous websitesThen, once published for rent, how much time do you think they spend taking all the phone calls (most of them from idiots who don't take the time to read the ad), doing all the showings, chasing applications & supporting docs, processing applications?

Expect financing anywhere from 80-90% of Purchase, 100% of rehab (funded in draws), up to 85-90% LTC.Your best bet is getting it in front of a number of lenders efficiently to see who all the 'real players' are for you in this scenario.

The story is long, so I'll cut to the chase: after earning my degree and graduating, I found a job that was quite satisfying.

Who has time to chase down angry money?

If you're looking for high quality tenants ("A") in a larger SFH that don't want to deal with the hassle of moving after a year you may chase some people away.  

There is no money to chase here.