You're so excited you won and you go drive the property. 

You are in a deep **** if they declare tenancy and eviction can be extremely painful.

Investments from CA tech companies is driving job and population growth. 

I would be self managing the property because I know the area well, have local connections to help out if in a pickle, and could get there in a day drive if need be. 

My favorite C/C+neighborhoods to invest in are Linden, Whitehall, Franklinton, Driving Park, and Eastmoor, to name a few. 

Where I live mice are common as the cold weather drives them inside.

. - The address of the 3 bdrm 2 bath, garage is 4655 Royal View Drive, Memphis TN 38128The address of the 3 bdrm 1 bath, driveway parking is 3082 Parker Rd., Memphis TN 38109 38128 is good for rentals.  38109 you have to be careful where.  

They batch the deposits together and you have to go deep into the program to determine which tenant made the payment, that was deposited into your account.

The best market is likely a "Good" cash flow market that you have some ties to, in some way shape or form, or one that is a reasonable drive from where you live, if practical/possible. 

Regardless of legal nuances, I can tell you from extensive professional experience: Don will WIN an IRS audit for his Subject-to interest, as long as he can show that he made the payments..I agree and my experience is, that the person who can show he made the payments gets the tax write offs.I think there are two questions: 1. who pays the payments and gets the write offs (the audit side)2. who is in deep doodoo if payment doesn't get done or if the seller disputes other "facts" in the transaction.