We would never recommend that for our clients.

I work with Property Management in Houston but can recommend some great networking/educational events for you :) Check out Space City REI - there's monthly meetups with an educational speaker relating to real estate investing and there are plenty of Investors looking for Wholesalers out there! 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

They are not.I recommend you pursue the best tenant for your properties and disregard how they pay your rent.

In Phoenix, a 1996 build is practically brand new when compared to a WWI-era home in Cleveland or Pittsburgh or some other Midwest or East coast city.While I agree that older homes come with more problems, buying something newer may not work as the price will be higher and won't cash flow as well.I'm of the mindset to buy what fits your budget and investment goals.

Too bad you can't buy something owner-occupied, put 5% down with the best interest rate, live in it for 12 months (and fix it up), rent it out and repeat the cycle.Here's some other info you might find useful:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

I wouldn't recommend Quit Claiming it during that time but otherwise that should be the only thing. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Returning, recommendations, Street presence, etc. to where it feeds itself. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?