It works for small/medium landlords, but in the long run it makes no sense for large landlords who may pay to have an in house software developed themselves. 

After 20 years in the game as a landlord, I've seen just how impactful hands-on experience can be!

I just haven't gone through anything like this and am curious from others on how to handle it from a landlord point of view.  

Mike that begs the question about TN  with not state income tax and property tax's what appear to me to be the lowest of the low  were are the tax dollars to run the state.I know in Memphis when I used to buy and sell there .. there was state prop tax AND city prop tax so the rate was pretty much like any other mid level tax bill around the country.. but for those buying out of the city of Memphis but in the MSA it was a benefit for landlords and the savvy landlord would not buy city of Memphis for that reason.

It depends on if you want to continue to be a landlord or not.

Is being a section 8 landlord there doable, or is the housing authority and the city a hinderance to deal with?

I would start backwards from your purchase price and financing to narrow it down, go with a landlord friendly state and try to leverage anyone you know (family member out of state, friend doing BRRRRs out of state, etc) - that should narrow done your market quite a bit.

My personal account was just for talking about beings a landlord, investing in property, and being an agent in Chicago, so nothing remotly close to inappropriate. 

Not sure if you have landlord experience, so Forget the rental idea.California is a high risk venture for any landlord.

There is really no risk of you losing your investment as long as it is insured and you do your job as a landlord … fill the property, collect rent, maintain it.