It could be a nice opportunity however I would be certain they will want you to make up the difference between $250,000 and whatever is left on the mortgage which btw in my opinion should be done with lender's knowledge and approval. 

EXAMPLE: you can probably send out the initial eviction notice yourself and then forward to attorney if a court date is needed.Regardless, it is our opinion a landlord should START the eviction process every month a tenant is behind, no matter their excuse.

The land assessment value is on the tax assessor's site in every county, but that doesn't hold a ton of relevance in my opinion.

thanks for your time and help 1st off, full disclosure here, Rent To Retirement advertises their properties on my Investment Properties For Sale Show, so I am not a totally unbiased opinion and it's only fair that I tell you this up frontHaving said that, outside of running my show for people like them, I also own a property management company in Northeast Ohio and have worked with 1,000's of out of state investors over the years.I say all of that to say this, the overwhelming majority of negative reviews I have seen on them are very similar to a lot of negative experiences investors have with my property management company and others like it that I've worked with.

There may be some HMLs that comment as to their opinions.

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

Having a long-term rental while living abroad is do-able.Flipping houses while abroad, in my opinion, more difficult, especially if its your first go around with real estate.I would recommend taking a flight and staying in the area for a week and inspect the neighborhoods and make connections.You can reach out to @Elenis Camargo who has a PM company in Jacksonville.Best of luck though.

In my opinion, value add is the way to go if you want to accelerate your equity capture. 

Cashflow is hard here but with STR and creativity it's possible, and the appreciation makes it worth it in my opinion.

I would like some honest opinions/ experiences from everyone about my crazy plan!