I like @Adam Schneider, @Chris Martin, and @BJ Henderson 's remarks.The bottom line is that your question is too broad to answer, as there are way too many unstated variables.But if I were to make some assumptions about your question, my own couple of pennies is that if you're smart, driven and persistent (and probably a few other choice adjectives), a beginning investor has a chance of making it work in the Raleigh market.

If they owe more than the deposit will cover, include a demand for payment of that additional amount and a deadline for payment (15 days is sufficient).

Previous landlord references, evictions, credit scores and sufficient income (over and above their voucher amount) to show their ability to cover their part of the rent if applicable.  

Granted, that calculation is just with simple interest not compound interest, but it should be sufficient to get the idea.For example with round numbers, let's say you have $100,000 to invest at 3.3% -- that's $3300 of simple interest. 82.5% of $100,000 is $82,500 and 4% of that is also $3300.

US Treasury liens, usually, IRS, if file after another lien was filed, can be removed from property attachment via a foreclosure IF the government agency holding the lien was given sufficient notice as determined by Federal law.  

My mom's house HOA are higher than that).I don't think I had too many choices, so buying a rental and hiring a professional to manage it and deal with all stress and me just watching money pouring into my bank account sounded like a wonderful idea to me, LOL.

Everyone deserves a chance, but I prefer my operators to get their training on their own dime versus my hard-earned money.Match Your Investment GoalsJust as the best plumber in town would not be a good choice to give you heart surgery, a growth focused operator will not be able to provide you the cash flow you need to live on.

This can be very expensive and is usually the worst choice to make because you can't justify the cost.2.

If they say no, you need a new PM, a professional and then you have only 3 choices.

This would really speed up my cash out refi process with my banker of choice.