If it's open we lock it up.If it's occupied we reach out to the occupant to find out their status and1) Pay them to Move Out2) Post pay or quit notice in preparation for eviction3) if it is a tenant, and I want to keep them, notify them I am the new owner and have them sign the lease.I would verify with a local attorney to get the details on how you evict someone and what you might need to do to work with a current tenant.Get the property insured - if its vacant, you want a vacant policy if it is occupied a landlod policy.You sure can hire an inspector to inspect if you would like, but the county does not care.And based on your questions, I would suggest a little training on buying houses at Auction - I know Auction.com is planning a free workshop sometime in the next month or so.

It wasn't the intention of the post, but if you have interest in my one-on-one workshop, you can get information at 2CFNow.com. 

I have been taking real estate workshops since 2012 and have a decent knowledge.

I do hold free investor workshops each month.

However, the second building is shown to be a detached carport and workshop.

That said I went to a workshop ages ago, and plan to setup a first meeting with my counselor in February as I've been told the process can take 6 months to a year and I want to be ready for EOY 2018. 

I went to the free Success Formula workshop as I go to just about every free (or paid) educational event I can fit in. 

I was a participant in his three day virutual note buying workshop in Dec 2017.  

I’ve attended workshops and seminars, and have also attempted becoming a real estate agent, twice.  

The firm was a referral from one of those "Guru" workshops.