That is how the real estate business functions largely is based on vendor to vendor referrals.

You'd need that so he can be served court papers I'd assume.

This will make the court to give and order to evict the former owner and giving you possesion of his/her house.

I like the idea of the tenant being 100% responsible, but I've heard it might not hold up in court.

I'm also interested in this - we own rentals so I have functionally been the foreman on the projects/houses we have completed.  

Out of state you give up your home court advantage, significantly increase your risk by going to a market you are less familiar with, give up almost complete control over your investment and instead will be nearly 100% reliant on the kindness of strangers to keep your best financial interests at heart and make or break your investments for you.

That could mean anything from unsafe steps, non functioning or inadequate heating, leaking roof, to a biological hazard such as human or animal waste. 

I have been watching FSBO signs and looked at my local court listings for foreclosures. 

If you don't have sufficient deposit from tenant presumably you can file a lawsuit in small claims court or superior court (with attorney).Holes in the wall can get fixed in a weekend.

My eviction attorney told me yesterday that BoA foreclosures can be tricky as the homeowner can claim the foreclosure was not done properly, thus tying it up in court for a while.Has anyone had experience with this?