This seller is an older guy that bought this deal for his son and his son up and left a few years into it.

New electrical and plumbing were needed after doing the demo of the kitchen and bathroomsOn the buying materials, I did buy the kitchen cabinets (in-stock), countertops, bathroom vanities, tile and plumbing and light fixtures (not the recessed lights which the contractor bought).

She's probably using one floating around the office, one you provided, or one she bought from an attorney that's full of legal jargon and missing important clauses.

I had another person try to bargain me down to $1700/month, and said she was moving out of her dad's house and so needed room to store boxes in the extra bedrooms. 

I bought it from a client who wanted a fast sale How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I should have also added that the reason I am pulled towards real estate as a wealth generating mechanism (I.e. the appreciation aspect) is that I bought my first house with ~$20K of my own money in Baltimore (supplemented with 6K of grants), bought at the right time and did a little fixing it up, used the proceeds from sale of Baltimore home to get into the lower end of the market in quickly appreciating Seattle.

However, I see how one may struggle to change the email, since it may have important information stored or they've reached full capacity for making new emails. 

We've just bought a small 5-unit multi in Allappattah, Miami. 

You can then check with the local county if the deed is in fact in that name (caution: if the property was bought recently, the county may not have caught up on the paperwork).Just be careful and NEVER give any form of cash to the seller, always send EM/downpayment to a title company that you have verified.

Did you do a loan mod on this house after you bought it in July 2015 and that's what created the HUD partial claim?