Here is a link to the Comptroller's guide to the non-resident withholding, which may have answers to your questions: https://www.marylandtaxes.gov/forms/current_forms/withholdin...If link doesn't work the document is called "MARYLAND'S WITHHOLDING REQUIREMENTS for Sales or Transfers of Real Property and Associated Personal Property by Nonresidents" which you should be able to Google.Good luck.

I like the area personally!

I personally get to my market (Detroit 3-4 times/year).

There is no need to factor in attitude or personality in the business.

Can you please give me the contact info of the person at Chicago Tile you have used in the past?

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

It is money I can take out early and avoid the penalty because of a divorce but it has to go to a personal bank account and it has to come to me in a lump sum.

The benefit on DSCR is that it will ignore your personal debt to income ratio for qualification, but you don't get the low down payment options of owner-occupied conventional or FHA.  

LLCs are commonly used for asset protection, helping to protect personal assets from property liabilities.

I have used some of his tips, but I have not used his paid services so I can't personally recommend him, but his advice so far seems practical.