Sam, It really depends on your goals and what you're comfortable with. 

We have an investment in College Station, TX and since my wife and I attended school there we are very comfortable with areas where renters and students want to be.

They have the Sealy Sterling Cool Comfort for a dollar less than this - https://www.costco.com/sealy-sterling-collection-cool-comfor...$74.00 Emerson Sensi WiFi smart thermostat - https://www.amazon.com/Emerson-Thermostat-Version-Energy-Cer...This is the exact one we have in our lake house.

Perfect and comfortable for two families, children, and maybe gramps and gramma!  

I just want to get more comfortable taking that risk! 

This would eliminate the need to find an Attorney willing to close something they are not comfortable with.

Hey Michael - we definitely have a lot of consensus here - based on the facts in Texas, I would agree with you that it sounds like the burdens and benefits of ownership (or at least a significant amount of them) are transferred as of the auction date, and based on what you stated, I would also feel comfortable taking the same position for a TX property - it would certainly not contradict the revenue ruling given the related restrictions on the property and taking possession are an entirely different fact pattern, making the ruling moot in your scenario.Which I think highlights even more one of my closing points (and your point as well on Jurisdictions) - this likely changes wildly by jurisdiction. 

At the time the tenants wanted compensation for many shoes and much clothes that was on the floor and have been damaged. 

If I'm in your shoes, this is also an excellent time to document and track each and every transaction + its associated MLS ID.

Which made me feel comfortable moving forward.