Even though some of my methods may seem "hard nosed" to some, and perhaps to my tenants at some time or another, they always said, My landlord is tough, but she's fair, and they loved me for that, and I loved them back.  

Municipality specific.Either way, keep your nose out of it, this is a responsibility of the current owner and you should be hands off.

The polishing is the trickier part, especially if you want a bull-nose etc type of finish. 

Is it just my nose being sensitive to their smells?

I feel like its under my nose.

They would rather pay through the nose in rent simply for the benefit of being able to walk to Whole Foods and blow the rest of their paycheck there.  

This email is intended for each and every investor or would-be investor on these forums who are frustrated with trying to pull probate or other information from public records:If you are frustrated by the simple act of pulling public information and trying to build a list, what are you going to do when you have an opportunity under your nose and there are problems to solve?

In their mind, they are protecting tenants...when in reality they are really only protecting a very small minority....while the other 90% have to pay through the nose who are not even from the area.

I'd be curious to know how they react when they find out that these sort of transactions ARE happening right under their noses?

THAT is the #1 thing everyone should learn from that time, NOT to wait for the golden-goose, but fact that most won't identify it even when it's right under your nose.