There is a lot of information out there but seldom do I see everything in one place.

When looking at real estate we know that very seldomly does an asset perfectly return an exact percentage and typically the asset grows in value over the time period.

And,alas, it's seldom successful. 

They seldom can be purchased from the wholesaler via conventional financing or with contingencies (another risk).  

Another issue is that out of state investors seldom bother to protest their taxes which is an essential part of the process each year...if you don't push back, that's on the investor.

However, I seldom got such information from my buyer's agent (i.e. if it can be found via mls)and I tried to ask my agent to get those documents from the seller's agent.

I agree with the idea of letting them stay, adding the pet deposit and socking the money away because in the end, this can be a challenge to take care of the odor.On the other hand, if the contractor is not used to cats even one dirty litter box can cause a significant ammonia odor (cats consume a very high protein diet and thus produce a high urea content urine).  

perhaps your county is small enough, and it happens pretty seldom to the point that they dont bother keeping an actual 'running' list of them. 

I give new tenants a guarantee of rent rate to stay the same for 6 months and if they terminate prior to 6 months I charge a $250.00 redecorating fee off their security deposit. and  it has worked I seldom have had anyone stay less than a year and average is 2-4 years...

They seldom held cars, but were used as storage units.