If you ask around, you likely know someone in CA investing out of state.If you evaluate a long term rental property from a micro view of let's say the Year 1 return, with interest rates where they are, and using conservative estimates for rent, you'll be hard pressed to find compelling cashflow without going into C or D class areas nationwide. 

I didn't use them and someone else I know didn't use them either. 

I plan on managing these myself until I get to a threshold that makes sense to pay someone on my Realty Team to take over property management.Yes, he is willing to do 6% for 10 years with 50% down.

It would never be someones first foray into the financing world.

I saw someone posted about them also in December, I am curious to know what your experience was with them.

I saw someone posted about them also in December, I am curious to know what your experience was with them.  

I won't be able to help out for that region, but that would help get a better answer from someone else.

Also, she couldnt be home for the cable man to set her cable and internet and she asked me to be there for her.As I mentioned before, she is a great tenant.

Just try to sell it to someone else for anything so you don't lose all of your money.

Assuming your property is in Utah (like your profile indicates), here's the state law from a basic internet search:In Utah, a tenant who abandons a rental property without notice is liable for the lesser of the following: The rent remaining on the leaseThe rent plus the difference between the fair rental value and the agreed-upon rentThe cost to restore the property to its original conditionThe landlord can also remove the tenant's belongings and sell them if the tenant doesn't claim them within a reasonable time.