The manner in which you purchase the house will have some bearing on your exit strategy.Actually, I'm having some difficulty following your scenario.

The HVAC initially wasn't too difficult.

Is anyone else having difficulty transferring the ticket to someone else?

In order to investigate this option, thoroughly investigate the market, establish investment criteria, assemble a local team of experts, investigate financing options, investigate potential properties with due diligence, and be mindful of potential risks like difficulties with remote management, market fluctuations, tenant turnover, and regulatory variances.

Currently have section 8 tenants in place, but are having difficulties understanding some of the housing requirements/procedures? 

I am looking at some of the C+ to B areas, as I understand the difficulties some of the lower asset classes bring for OOS Investors.Looking forward to hearing more of how Cleveland works out for you!

Without clear title no bank or institution will finance the property.10  without clear title most people won't buy they property because they can't refinance and have difficulty selling.

Also, a good portion of them are on Section 8, which does a nice job of motivating them to stay in line.I think the MUCH bigger issue with investing in semi-decent CA areas is the cost of entry and difficulty to avoid negative monthly cash-flow.

A tenant who gets evicted will have real difficulty obtaining decent housing in my market (we will not rent to anyone who has been evicted and this is a common criteria in my market).  

If they gave me too much difficulty I'd have filed a report for harassment etc. and continued with the removal.