And lastly,  find a good app to get food delivered when your kitchen is down! 

Be conservative - under promise and over deliver.

Always hungry to learn from others, having been coached and coaching startup- and senior businesses myself, I would say that depends on what you currently need and what the coach can deliver that is valuable to you in return.

Assuming you are of course qualified, the assembly line is far less likely to be able to deliver than the local shop.

I still cannot reach the original tenant but have delivered a 3 day pay and quit for non payment of rent and violation of the lease to my house because I can not locate the tenant.  

Because if you are pitching to a would-be-seller - you have to deliver a tenant, and the tenant has to want that property too. 

If given the choice between taking legal advice from my friend or the lawyer I would go with the lawyer.When going to court whomever actually delivered the eviction notice needs to show up to testify.

I think that you might need to deliver them the official 90 days notice, to be enforceable in a court of law. 

This is but one of unlimited possibilities.Bottom line, start with the a message that offers a clear differentiator, and then build your list to best deliver that message to the right people.

And I've only agreed to put 10K down after attorney-review.Has anyone had experience being under contract and waiting for the seller to fix the violations/open permits, have the property re-inspected, and have a valid green card delivered at closing?