Be sure to get your county rental inspection from a licensed inspector and file that and the few other forms with the county. 

A few things to think about if you do decide to invest out of state:How involved in the process do you want to be?

For instance, this particular deal I'm currently involved with is located in the Unincorporated Lake County area.

It is extremely risky to not have any insurance in the event of a huge loss such as the house burns to the ground or a major lawsuit involving your property because of an injury.

Im hoping to find some ideas , and creative ways to come out of my comfort zone and get more involved with others in my area.

Beware of these types; a number of years back I had an application from a desperate somebody who had nine landlord tenant filings (AKA eviction filings), and when I contacted them to inform that I would be declining them, they replied it is OK because they found a place that would take them.

If inherited, they would have a new tax basis and little or no taxes (which would be preferable except that means granny died, good for taxes bad for granny) but since you said a Quit Claim Deed was involved it's unlikely it was inherited.

I was involved in real estate investing in the Phoenix area in the late 90's and up through 2008.  

@Margaret Buoncora - you will need to file a foreign qualification form in every state you plan to do business in. 

If it's an RSO they should have to file something with the city for evicting you.