I'm willing to help this person in any way I can.

Everything in tax depends on the personal situation. 

Jeremy, I hope you don’t take this badly…..I noticed your posts don’t get much “traction” The reason is they read like slick marketing “puff” pieces you find posted on LinkedIn all the time, rather than personally engaged discussions, If you want significant engagement, just write something out, and don’t even “edit” it, just go with the first draft, giving the effect like a personal conversation with someone.  

Once we had the home inspection I was able to have the seller credit us at closing $8k...of which the escrow could not credit the entire amount and so I had the seller write up a personal check for $2000 How did you finance this deal?

Whether you're eyeing long-term rental properties, MTR Market, or are looking to live here yourself- this area is full of potential.

It's a big upgrade from say camping in a lean to on hiking trails.Side question for me personally - do you have a mortgage on this property?

You find the person who makes decisions bout the property and ask "what are your plans for the house?" 

I also thought about leveraging my Chicago network (friends + neighbors) to keep an eye out of the properties from time to time. 

The issue was a person sold their home subject 2 and the person who bought it stopped paying.

I'm willing to help this person in any way I can.