But because this was not an arms-length sale, the tenant could simply be notified of the change in ownership and where/who to send future rent payments.

. - Simply put, no.

You did the hardest thing, which is simply buying that first one.I may be biased (no, I'm definitely biased) but @Erin Spradlin is kind of what you're looking for in terms of hand-holding.

If I were in your shoes I would simply look for a co-signer to a loan and look for a small-multi family in your home town where you can house hack.

Like Mija noted, they cost real money and time to maintain, and I simply was not deriving enough value from either.I had no intention of GC-ing jobs for clients, which is about all it would have allowed me to do that I can't do already.  

Luckily, my brother is a software engineer so he put together a website where new tenants can simply click on "apply."

Maybe you are close to a black hole and have encountered a time dilation issue?

I was not trying to be negative, but simply pointing out the world typically response to what you make of it.  

Meaning, you could simply use your CO entity and register it in Ohio as a foreign entity. 

@Sharad Bagri, I think most people would simply have their lawyer prep and record a quit claim deed.