Sorry my comment was not meant to be a " challenge" it was a simple question/ statement.

And what you qualify for will dictate a lot of your search as well.The path forward is pretty simple.

His point is well made, the DIY bias is strong on this forum, and my wife and I realized that we can only take ourselves so far before we need a coach to help us level up.

However if this is an appreciating market, although your monthly cash flow might be neutral or negative, you may over time actually have what we consider phantom cash flow, which is gained through appreciation and tax benefits. in most cases, if you need true “cash flow” use the simple one percent rule.

And the simple task of directing the money to be sent to a second title company would constitute you having constructive receipt of the funds. 

These are very simple loans.

And we know there is NOT rampant "bloat" in rent prices because if there were, it's also simple math that landlords would be rushing to create additional units to capitalize in that "pay day" right, because it's "bloated" rents, meaning over sized profit margins, which to be true would mean it's "cheap" to create new units vs the over sized profits it's producing.......

The winning bidder gets the right to possession, but usually cannot exercise DIY possession.

If there’s anything we can do to help, even just simple questions/ reach out! 

Keep it simple and form an LLC in the state where the real estate is located.