I would respectful, polite and sympathetic as if if were a friends children.

Each state has identified their chosen their respective OZ's but that's about it. 

Sharad has some particularly good tips on identifying what neighborhoods you would want to invest in and checking in with the local police department duty sergeant with respect to crime statistics and desirability of areas. 

We were thinking about fixing our bad credit 1st then once we are at a respectable credit range we wanted to see what we can qualify for?

However I’ll respect the process. 

Hello,Since I live in a more expensive market, for doing lease options I would imagine I would need to target professionals such as doctors, lawyers, small business owners, management people, who either have issues with credit or are just getting started in their respective careers and little credit history.

Tom, with all due respect,  I feel I have to take issue w/ your statement  "and I certainly would not interfere with the bank's future efforts to dump this property". 

However, I include a request to not walk the property prior to our showing appointment out of respect for the safety and privacy of my existing tenants also living at the property.Maybe a RE agent out there has another angle as to why they would be so intrusive about the ID up front without at least some inside pics and an amenities list.

I want to show my respect to everybody in BP, and thank beforehand any help I can get.      

Expenses incurred before the in-service date will likely be capitalized (added to basis) and depreciated over the life of the property.It’s much more beneficial to deduct expenses in full as opposed to capitalizing and appreciating them, so it’s important to advertise the property as soon as possible.Since you’re doing rehab work, it’s also  important to note the different tax treatment of expenses with respect to repairs and capital improvements.These talking points should certainly be explored with a professional.