The alternative is no gentrificationhttps://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obamacare-cleveland-clinic-non-profit-hospital-taxes/The above example with Cleveland Clinic is the perfect "no gentrification" story.   

Plus, avoid interaction with tenants.

Interest paid on HELOC can be deducted under the interacting rule. 

Are you going to own it for the short term or longer term because you may want to make the upgrades if you can attract a better tenant to interact with.

We had positive interactions with Axos Bank, which is San Diego-based I believe (or at least has a central hub there).

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Most people have never interacted with a litigator in a professional capacity. 

The general idea--at least back in the day, was to connect with the local culture and friends network and get beneath the usual tourist level of interaction.

I am a multi year member that has used the tools on this site frequently but haven't interacted much. 

But if the owner values face-to-face interaction and local market knowledge, a traditional property manager might be a better choice.