Second main point: Avantstay has excellent systems to find guests who will treat property and neighborhood responsibly.

@Rolayne Taylor Starting with one rental in 2019 is an excellent foundation!

Both are excellent platforms which save people immense amount of work and tme by compiling all the critical data you need in 1 place but there leads are way behind the county recorders/courts/notices i.e the source of most motivated seller leads.

You've received excellent advise from others here.

As far as benefit to the seller goes, @Matthew Paul I think you are probably right on the money and regardless of whether they would have preferred to stay in this house rather than move, it is likely providing them some excellent cash flow; and I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a deal that serves both parties better than the current situation. 

Seller financing would be an excellent way of purchasing a small hotel/motel, but you'll need at least 25% down.

Medical destination with excellent care.Arts and culture of a large metro and THE BEST football team (plus the Taylor Swift boost!) 

@Brice Alef-TorrisiHaving one checking account per property is an excellent way to keep your property finances separate from one another and your personal finances.

That is all we use it for.Negatives are we still use home made Excel spreadsheets for business expense management. 

Basic staging with an agent usually means they give you insight into how you should:Declutter and depersonalize by removing photos and personal itemsArrange your furniture to improve the room’s flow and make it feel biggerAdd plants, move art, or re-arrange other accessoriesFull-service staging is another option if your house needs more hands-on attention.