With no direction from an Engineer (or Architect) Contractors have no idea and will price out the scope of work they think is best even if it's not the best option. 

Even when we manage to reach a working voicemail,owners often assume we are just another "we buy land" serviceoffering far below market value.Given thesechallenges, we are eager to learn the most effective strategies for locatingpotential sellers and establishing a professional, trustworthy connection thatencourages serious consideration of our offers.Telephone/voicemail is informal, hence casual, hence “we aren’t putting much effort into this.”

Handling evictions is something that the PM should be helping with even if they cannot represent you or actually serve the tenant.

In this way, neighbors may not even be aware its for sale until after it goes under contract. 

@Patricia Smith Even if someone give you a referral, what meets their expectations, may not meet yours.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

If you gave the keys back to the bank  they simply would never deal with you again and I see that today even after 10 to 15 years from when it happened.

But even attorney's that I work with who also invest in real estate have never seen this happen.

Title cos are slowing down and even going out of biz.

If it's just a two-family, or really with any amount of units, I would send the same notice to all parties so it's clear that it is addressed to everyone (even though it's because of one tenant).

And I've even walked the heirs through the process.