The returns may have to be high enough to entice him in that scenario.

With the housing and property market being among the highest if the highest in the country, I have noticed that most of us investors from this area operating in other areas of the U.S have been enticed by the lower markets in other states.

You want to entice them to come see the place but not mislead them either.  30 pics is too many unless its a McMansion with 20 rooms, but somewhere around 15 to 20 is a good number in my book.

Was curious to find out if it is worth trying to contact the previous owner of a property lost in a tax lien sale in order to try to entice the previous owner to sign the deed over vs paying an attorney for a quiet title action? 

it's fixed for 10 years.Go to other banks and entice them with all the demand deposits you will bring to them as a result of these deals.  

To make the house more enticing I can purchase the property next door and then I have a huge corner property and can move the garage to create a large side yard.

The three strategies i am looking at are the follow:1- BRRRR - this is the most enticing since you could start potentially on a single house and take it one rental at a time but it also seems more time intensive and in utah it seems even more challenging to find a home to buy, rehab and then be able to refi and pull your capital out. 2- house hack a multiplex- I like this because your capital can go further since you don't need as large of a down payment and you can typically get more doors per $$. 3- turn key distance single family - we have talked to a local brokerage, Ron Phillips, which offers turn key homes mostly in the Midwest at better rent to price ratios than Utah.

Any ideas on solutions/replacements to that specific piece enticement?

If you're trying to buy properties from distressed sellers, the traditional tactic is to entice them with a cash purchase so that you can close quickly and without any hassle. 

New people always tend to underestimate repairs so be careful with that.Also, for some investors $30k would not be enticing enough for a house that price.