I'd love to check out the platforms you mentioned—feel free to DM me.

Hopefully your lawyer also mentioned insurance- title and hazard.A quitclaim deed transfer can hurt your title chain and title insurance. 

Our group works with a lot of investor buyers in both locations you mentioned.  

While @Phillip Austin mentioned Raleigh is a higher returns its just very much a appreciation market, you will not find rentals that cashflow, so depending on your goals its a good or bad market.

The guarantee in 4 months seems a little off but I like the VA support system you mentioned.

Not to mention sky-high drama factor.

In my round-up note as we moved out, I mentioned that the ice maker in the fridge hadn't worked in many years and the model was known for issues so we just never replaced it. (8 year old fridge.) 

What I would do is talk to the neighbor and mention that the fence looks like crap and I am willing to replace it on my dime .

And, the longer you wait to act, the longer the squatter stays - and even gains some legal protections to stay while your waiting on a slow court system to act on an eviction. 

Everything paid starting from November 1st is deductible.Now, to the controversy that I mentioned, and ONLY if you really want to go down this rabbit hole.