Granted, I'm not saying I'm immune to those problems, but I can offer this; if I faced these problems or recognized the potential for an area to "downgrade" as you wrote then I'd 1031 Exchange myself out that door and pivot into a better neighborhood or market or asset class. 

Our average retail price point at this time is $135k+ I started to recognize the rapidly escalating rent prices and also being 62 wanted to paydown some of our rentals so that when I turned 64 i would own 20 SFR free and clear bringing in a net of $20,000 / month.                                           

If you ever recognize capital gains down the road in another state, they want their cut. 

I also recognize that a form of this question may have been asked before, but couldn't find the exact one so feel free to point me in that direction.Thanks!

@Scott Smith and @David Disraeli, I was informed that South Carolina does not recognize Series LLC, thus any lawsuit would follow state established LLC law, not necessarily that of a Texas-based Series LLC.  

And the worst part is that you may not recognize the negative cash flow right away due to a half-assed rehab, but it catches up with you quickly when you run into major repair and vacancy issues.Now, all that said, there are some good turn-key companies out there -- just make sure you do your due diligence.

unfortunately, these are the problems that are very difficult to quantify and even investors to deal with these problems on a daily basis can't necessarily verbalize or even recognize that they are problems.To recognize these types of problems, you need to be an active investor yourself.

Hoping to fill some of those knowledge gaps through BP.. although I recognize issues will pop up due to inexperience.

You may not even recognize how much you are learning, but I can assure you, if you continue to engage in this community, you cant help but learn as you go.

The website you linked to said that prior liens like mortgages are wiped out but prior lien holders may not recognize that and you may have to defend against them.