If you live there you probably have a good handle on the subtle market dynamics.One significant risk of buying any property out of state is that you have a lot less knowledge and first hand experience with all the nuances of that specific market.

Quote from @Austin Wolff: Hey Kegan, I published on article on BiggerPockets specifically to answer this question for people like you (and selfishly for myself):The 10 Best Markets for Your First House HackNone of the states you mentioned are on this list, however.

Are there specific reasons you don't want to rent them out (e.g. bad previous experience with a tenant)? 

Specific is how I classify loans toed to a specific property, and generic is how I classify our family loan that is not tied to any specific property, so I have to allocate it myself.

ALSO, I have not had to do an eviction following a partial payment agreement (so I don't know exactly how that would pan out in our courts), all of my tenants have so far completed their payment agreements as signed.Multifamily Northwest has forms for these types of things available via the Rental Forms Center at https://rentalformscenter.com/ Their forms are typically well reviewed by local attorneys; as you'll note, on the Partial Rent Payment Receipt there is verbiage specifically about if the landlord has/has not served a termination notice and reserving the landlords right to eviction if the agreement is not completed. 

@Brandon Shapiro what specifically do people say about these groups?

Be specific...."

They can evaluate your specific case and guide you through the process effectively

Mailchimp also I believe is free up to a specific number 

So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?