My initial thoughts were that if I were to acquire the property then I wouldn’t have to disconnect the electrical (although that in itself is not complicated) it would be one less responsibility I’d have to be concerned about.

Too complicated for me.)I think that's enough to get us started.

Also the very low end in terms of where we are in the rental cycle, as well, which is complicating things.

Living abroad significantly complicates your tax situation. 

The timing of the process is what gets complicated on a property that has not gone through foreclosure sale yet.

Don’t over complicate it.

Otherwise, you are looking at doing more complicated/advanced borrowing techniques.Communication is key to really ALL job/trades. 

My situation is complicated by the fact that I’m an out of state investor.

As I suspected, it gets complicated.

As mentioned several times, while it may be possible it significantly complicated wholesaling.