Even if your state's laws in any way make you responsible, the tenant could not at this point even show they paid a deposit and you can show you never received it.

I have a tenant who has caused issues for me from the day she moved in.

Contract for Deed | Texas Law HelpReason I ask is a contract for deed is a type of seller financing that the owner maintains title to the property until the loan is paid off.

., including Columbus, OH.An assessor ("auditor" in OH - https://property.franklincountyauditor.com/_web/search/commo...) determines value and enforces the millage rate; the commissioner ("treasurer" in OH - https://treapropsearch.franklincountyohio.gov/) issues the tax bills and collects payments.

Of course, with all things, the answers to all these matters will depend on the circumstances.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.

so I started another thread on that topic (I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts on the issue).

I would look heavily into the King County/Seattle tenant laws...

If you assume a VA loan....you will be using the bank that issued the loan.

The numbers and landlord laws out here made sense then, and they still do today.

I actually have one friend selling a property she has there right now because the tenants never pay on time and one of the renters boyfriends got in trouble with the law and got a door busted in by the authorities.