Do note, however, that Pennsylvania does have a law that restricts who can engage in property management activities for another person.

It's great if you can do it yourself but we have 3 young boys and time is always at a premium.Hire a great PM, have a consultation with a RE/eviction attorney so you know who you can engage it dire times and also get rent default insurance that can reimburse your lost rent and legal expenses should there be a default. 

There is always that outlier...that one rogue bank, that one rogue person, but for most, if not all financial institutions engaged in banking, they don't work directly with end buyers on REO property unless that end buyer is a fully vetted, institutional buyer, and usually only with bulk sales.

Or if you want to engage with other "al la cart" services, some companies will do that. 

I don’t want to engage a realtor at this point and waste anyone’s time since I’ll be waiting 2-3 years..

Most people with 3 or 6 mortgages reporting to their credit have FICOs in the 775 to 825 range even if that is the ONLY credit activity they engage in.

This registration is required for non-exempt persons engaging in mortgage lending, mortgage brokering, or mortgage servicing as defined in O.R.C.

An operator of a switchboard, or an officer, agent or employee of a provider of wire or electronic communication service, whose facilities are used in the transmission of a wire or electronic communication, to intercept, disclose or use that communication in the normal course of his employment while engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service.

An appraisal also determines value but it is underwritten based on its engagement. 

What you'll find is that unless you have a unique strategy for how to engage with the Tucker, GA market, it will end up being the odd item in your portfolio.I have had one of those odd investments in Richmond, VA for a few years.