That process makes everyone dig deeper. 

Because you are forcing equity into the house you are sometimes able to pull back out the entire purchase and rehab process to return to your investor then you own the home with just the mortgage.

I've entertained in the past but usually the person bails and stops communicating during the process. 

Likely it is just a quit claim deed to your new name, however, also note that some states (ie MI - requires another form to be filled out and it changes our taxes - or can change them....).Get the help you need to make sure it is done right without costing you extra down the road.  

One of the utilities, South West Gas, based in CA, gave me a hard time putting the account into my own name. after several calls, faxing the court-stamped eviction order, verifying my deed through the County, etc,  the operator finally agreed and started to backdate the account change to the beginning of the process!

As long as your primary residence on your drivers license is updated correctly and you fill out this new residence as primary application, it may be no problem.

No one says Tom is endorsing or not endorsing the process, but it is what it is.I think we all agree that being fully transparent is beneficial to real estate investing. 

While I agree that the purchase is an important part of the process, if you buy based on price and not on the STR aspect of the deal, it could fail.You might get the best damn deal on a property in an area that makes a terrible STR thus it isn't a deal at all.

After a long and complicated history with the current tenant, I’m now starting the eviction process.

How are you approaching the process of lining up buyers for each property?