When investing OOS, make sure you work with an investor focused agent so you're able to get a good idea of the different areas and make the right investments.

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.There are over 20 real estate accountants on this site.

And depending on how you’re buying, make sure you’ll have enough equity to cash out the amount you’ll need to pay back the HELOC. 

Negotiations centered around securing a favorable purchase price, which we achieved through swift decision-making and leveraging our experience in evaluating properties for fast resales.

I have always used Zillow's tenant screening application process to screen tenants in the past, and it's worked out for me so far. 

Andrew above makes a good point - is it being sold as a managed property or owner operator?

I let it sit for 4 months before I decided to make what I considered a reasonable offer.

@Guifre Mora makes sense.

Quote from @Ben Scott: Make sure to close the transaction at a title company and have the deed and title put into your name.

Does this actually make sense both from a selling standpoint down the line and a renting standpoint short term?