Following this post.

Send a Lease Violation Notice immediately - by mail with proof of delivery required (cheap date through post office) and or affix the notice in a envelope with his name on it on the door of the unit. 

There are a lot of good posts on here so I would take some time and read the forum so you can hit the ground running.

Personally, I'd start looking in markets you're familiar with, similar to what you said in your post.

Interesting post.  

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And as others have posted, make sure you are using a good title an escrow company to facilitate this.

@Kerry Hermann - the posts by @Michael Ewers and @Samuel Coronado were solid advice (I don't know Nita Cook whom Sam referenced, so that's the only part of his post I can not comment on).I second what Michael said about the market here - it was fantastic from 2017 (when I started) through 2022 - then it really started to crater in 2023 (although we still found some deals), and the bottom completely dropped out in 2024 (found one small commercial deal and one residential flip deal in 2024 - that's it). 

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

The amount of reading and information you have to consume to sit for the exam is bonkers.