He retired on rentals in the late 1980's just as the computer and internet came about in a big way.There are many ways to approach - use what you're most comfortable with and add your own twist.

This situation just has a twist, there's no lease in place and tenant is a friend of a relative of the owner and won't leave.

To twist an old cliche: Don't scatter your eggs in multiple baskets and lose sight of them. 

You have 45 calendar days to create your potential identification list and a total of 180 days from closing of sale to closing of purchase.  180 days seems like a long time but it is usually the 45 days that trips people up because after day 45 the list is set in stone and you have to purchase a property on the list to complete the exchangeHowever, there are a couple of twists on the 45 day list.1.

You have to be able to gently but firmly get them to face the reality of what they truly stand to lose, solve their immediate problem of where they will live and not make them feel like you are taking advantage of their situation.

Not so gentle reminders, I'm afraid.

ALL real estate guru stuff is an outgrowth, twist, or extension (often fantasy) of Bill Nickerson's "How I turned $5000 into a Million Investing in Real Estate in my Spare Time".

You forgot to say something like"Today only, for members of Bigger Pockets......" or"Jon Holdman twisted my arm.......""

[I can only guess what these two people said to deny my reality.]and to ignore women and girls [unless they have a specific utility to us] (examples below of commenters ignoring and/or twisting my original words):Originally posted by @Aaron Taylor:I guess what I'm saying is I don't think anyone is intentionally including or not including someone based upon anything other than their knowledge.

I always want to learn a new twist.