I currently live in Western WA but am looking to make the move to Eastern WA, specifically the Spokane Valley area.

Their familiarity with the local market and diverse financial products could be beneficial.Huntington Bank: With a significant presence in Ohio, Huntington Bank provides various commercial banking solutions and has a history of working with business clients, including those with complex ownership structures.PNC Bank: As a major regional bank, PNC offers comprehensive commercial banking services and has experience dealing with corporate clients, which may align with your fund's requirements.It's advisable to contact these banks directly to discuss your specific needs and assess their ability to accommodate your investment structure without personal guarantees.

I just got confirmation he got a job but obviously the only thing I can verify is his rental tenant history. 

We are in the process of screening a tenant which of course includes verifying rental history.

Quote from @Jon Martin: Quote from @JD Martin:  I've got a long enough history with LTRs to know that generally you don't want tenants doing more or less anything because it's amazing how little common sense a lot of people have, and this translates into not asking guests to do chores because 1) they've paid a cleaning fee, 2) it's a vacation even if it's a home, and 3) guests that do chores might just put dirty towels back on shelves and dirty dishes back in cabinets. 

Quote from @John Mason: Yes when you go to Zillow to the house and look for Market value tab you will see some thing like thisZestimate® history+192% in last 10 yearsThe CEO of Zillow sold his own home at 40% BELOW the Zestimate, so I would caution that Zestimate ≠ Market Value.

Any recommendations for a good area to consider in the Tri-State or eastern PA region?

Study appraisal techniques and valuation methods.I like to say you need a crystal ball of sorts, need to look at the history of the note, payments made, see where and why the note was created, understand the borrowers position, look at their ability to pay and find out as much as you can about the borrower, getting in their head so to speak.

Request for maintenance records and tenant payment history.

So, we obtaina full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc.to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions and sex-offender histories.