Hey welcome to BP Elyse,I recommend you decide what your goals in real estate are, and then use these as a compass when you're making investment decisions.As to OOS investing I would first find a market that showing signs of potential market growth.

I’m worried about growth potential. 

What else can i ask just to prevent potential issues with a tenant.  

I would say I won't hire a lawyer in the beginning, thanks to Georgia eviction law, but I will definitely need one if things become more complicated.

@Dominique Osborn spent hours with them on the phone and provided receipts on numerous occasions but it's still showing as "not" paid.Anyway, is anyone on here a tax lawyer or can anyone recommend one?

There are some great forum threads for questions to ask your potential property manager that be quite helpful in deciding. 

This entails furnishing bank statements reflecting ample cash reserves to cover the property purchase and potential rehabilitation costs to get the project started.

You will meet people in your area that you can potentially partner with.

the property was tired, needed revitalizing and had huge upside equity & income potential How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Do we need to contact a lawyer?