:-) We belong to a 'landlords association' that covers a big portion of the rural part of our state.

I belong to Greater Cleveland REIA and it’s been a fantastic resource for me but there are others here as well.

That will make it clear that there will be long-term consequences to their credit and make it very difficult for them to rent in the future  if they do not make on-time payment of rent the top priority. 

I belong to KARHA.

I belong to a CU who offers a 30 year fixed at around 4.25%.

@Jay Hinrichs Yes, I have seen inflated ARV's, comps that don't belong; and rehab budgets that are impossible to fathom at that number.

I think it cost us $1000 for them to haul it all away and take possession of the deceased belongings.  

We also wanted something that ‘looked’ like it belongs in the mountains.

Being proactive here would be helpful-- you could offer to help move your tenants belongings from the master bedroom to whichever room they choose to set up in temporarily. 

After negotiating an acceptable price, I would suggest requesting that the seller orders a title search (if not, do it yourself) on their property so that there’s no confusion about who the title belongs to during closing time.