Mike, This has worked for me:Hello Seller, My name is Mike, I'm interested in buying your property at 123 Main Street.

It's a loophole, and it will eventually close, everywhere.Any property I buy going forward that I plan to hold long term I will only buy in areas that are already extremely strictly regulated for STRs. 

You cannot assume his mortgage since its a "Marital asset" he will need to sell it to you in order for the wife to get bought out based on her equitable share.You can buy it from him if they agree to a price but I seriously doubt the spouse is going to take a loss. 

I never anticipated that the bank where I held an account would be acquired by another institution, leading to the disappearance of my account.I want to buy a house in of those 50 states, but I think I need a credit history.

Other than that though, my main question is if the land isn't to expensive, will building come out to be cheaper than buying preexisting.

Make money, save money, buy a house in a neighborhood they believed in, manage it well, and hold it forever.

I buy the 4-pack of 9V from Harbor Freight for $1.99 when they're on sale from time to time. 

I have been doing property management for 25 years+ so I could share some thoughts.What type of rental property did you buy/ are you looking into?

I just want to see if Yardi is something someone can buy and try to learn?

The most important rule is to get to know the sub-market you're buying in and the property type and study what they are running on.