But I recently purchased my first property and just googled 'landlord/tenant laws in Arizona' and found the 'Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act' that I could download for free.

He found some deadbeat tenants of his that moved from Kansas to Tennessee. 

@Marina Flu...Don't know if you found what you're looking for, but no, you don't have to have it rented for 6 months, or even own the property for 6 months to get a loan on it.2. have some recommendations, but you should pm me if you haven't found what you're looking for.3.

I've been doing some searching and found 1 meet up group in La Plata but was hoping to find something a little further South. 

If the large loss would have put you at a big disadvantage if you found a deal today and needed the money, then I'd still go with safety and accessibility (savings) over the brokerage.But ultimately its up to you!

I found out about this website from reddit.  

He said he found a new place, hopefully he’s not stringing me along

Recent comps I found sold for $61-66 per square foot, this one is selling for $41/sf.

It's definitely less than ideal to not be able to control your own thermostat, but I have found that property owners sometimes make a bigger deal out of it than they need to.

I found some owner info online and hope to hear back from them soon.