We have all learned these lessons along the way at the school of hard knocks.

Sometimes the school of hard knocks is the only way to learn the lessons.

Soo bad, it would probably be better to buy it, knock it down, and build a new house.The ceiling was about 8ft tall, everything needed replacement, windows, floors, roof, etc...

So it is a evil strategy to knock you out, and they try to stay on the first page of CL.Keep posting your ads in various alternative text, images, etc.

Not that you'd have to knock heads together :-).

If something comes up and he decides he wants to sell it later (whether its a job relocation or because someone knocks on his door and makes him a good offer on it), he is fine to do so, because he didn't buy it with the intention of selling it.

Hopefully you can write that off as tuition for the school of hard knocks.

Do you get actively involved in the process.. making calls, door knocking, etc.?

I would first go knock on the door and talk to the tenant about their situation before paying for legal counsel.

That last part is an important clue to vetting the don't care properties from the ones that the owner just hasn't gotten around to working on (REO, rehabber, developer, etc.).Do you mail, door knock, hire kids on bicycles, etc.?