The eviction came about after this management company essentially held the house ransom stating they would not vacate the property unless I wire transferred funds to meet their $3,650 demand.

We just skipped over the out-of-state investing part and went straight to out-of-country. 

There are lots of stated and no ratio type of mortgage loans out there but it will always come down to what are you willing to pay

Preferably in towns of 100k+ in red states. 

Hopefully they changed their fundraising efforts as it appears based on link above they were fined $85k by the state with their former company.

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Don't know the age of the property but due to what you stated the price point I am going to guess it is a bit older. 5% for repairs and cap ex maybe low in that case.

It is normally kept in a separate bank account in the state where the rental is located.6.

I’m currently selling an asset in another state and completing my first 1031 exchange.

As in real cash backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, however shaky that may seem ;)

Do I just put all my trust in this attorney (who is highly trusted and very well known all over the state).