Same tax situation and more likely higher potential to appreciate faster.

While property taxes are higher, the long-term upside is strong for investors looking to build equity while maintaining a solid rental base.If your focus is slow and steady wealth-building, Memphis, Little Rock, and Oklahoma provide great value and predictability.

I'm looking for the cleanest & most visible way to access payment history, see amortization schedule, tax documents, etc- much like bank softwares provide. 

There are some programs through local government systems where you may be able to receive a tax abatement or grant here in Michigan in an effort to help beautify a neighborhood.

I would be beneficial to determine if they are other aspects of the property that make it a worthwhile investment (tax, appreciation etc). 

I'm currently building my team with Tax Advisor/CPA, RE Attorney, REI friendly agent and designer first on the list in that order.

The accounting class will help you keep your books in order and understand your taxes.

Somebody bought that house at Tax Sale.   

It is tax free in the sense that you will not owe taxes today on the cash-out.

In non-community property states a husband/wife LLC is supposed to be treated as a partnership  And transferring from a revocable trust (reported on your 1031) to a partnership LLC (that files it's own tax return) is changing the tax payer.