A critical item is title insurance, which may be difficult to get after a tax foreclosure. 

I was also looking into a seller's concession but it is difficult in the area I am in.  

Homes like this are more difficult to finance and insure.

I don't make a claim that it is on par with Cali, but it is significantly more difficult and it's often joked about within our firms that if you can get a permit in Austin, you can get a permit anywhere else Texas in your sleep.

It is difficult to find a lender who is willing to work with you in that situation, but it is possible.  

Investing out of state can be extremely difficult, and it is essential that you build your team first - And it needs to be a solid team.

Its part of the reason my wife and kids moved from your state to Arizona , where we had almost every freedom to work and enjoy life.It really must be difficult to deal with tenants that are not paying rent and receiving all the stimulus and other democratic backed  free bee's!

I can tell you if a client is going to “fight me” every step of the way and just be difficult, 1.

If you're working with a HML who doesn't have a professional accounting system it can be very difficult to get documentation that looks legit to a conventional lender and it can be difficult to even get the documentation at all.

If you require cash flow today, San Diego is a difficult market.