@Heidi KenefickI used Rentredi and it was very buggy and not easy for tenants or me as the landlord.

And now attorney won't schedule a set time because not sure what else they are going to ask for, so still in la-la land and not sure if closing will happen by Friday.

I'm interested in learning more about owner financed deals, utilizing HELOC's, and the ongoing demands and requirements of being a good landlord/property owner. 

Plus your renters will appreciate it because of your accessibility instead of being some faceless, detached, uncaring landlord. 

Just personally, I would never do an absentee landlord kinda thing....Too many moving parts, too much to go wrong and cuts into your profit big-time....Sentimental value is one thing, but not if you end up hating the house down the road.....Stay local, plenty of opportunities in good ole AZ.....

If the structure on the property is determined to have no value, be careful when you consider paying the “value of the land”.The value of raw land is different than the value of land with an existing structure, even if the structure has no value.  

Choosing landlord software is often about what kinds of features you need.

The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the 2025 bonus depreciation rate at 40%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

The guy is is in the Navy and invests in Land.

Let's view this another way, a tenant applies to rent who was convicted of burning down a previous landlords property.