Wait why on earth would you pay someone to get out??

On lower end flips, I just ask my painter to mix whatever he's got to make an earth tone; whatever is cheap, but good enough.

Also, where on earth are you getting cap rate comps to declare, " That cap rate is pretty comparable to those in the market i'm looking."? 

That leaves a JV, which has better aligned incentives like the syndication, but again, if the local JV operator is experienced, why on Earth would they need some random Cali Dude to complete deals?

Before I bother looking at any property I pull it up on MLS, use google earth and street view and any other resources I can find.

"Ya just never know who's gonna be packin".These scum of the earth got EXACTLY what they deserved..PERIOD.

Why on earth would you sell it?

Probably some of those would have been reclaimed by mother earth straight into the dirt.  

(Unless of course all parties to the lease agree and sign it)If you notified her you were terminating the tenancy at the end of August and she didn't move out, that is when you should have started the eviction process.And if you notified her the tenancy was ending in August, why on earth did you send her a notice of rent increase?

Chasing heavily-encumbered property is rarely profitable and I can assure you that Ditech/Greentree/GMAC is not going to move heaven and earth to help you.Working from the other angle (the equity side) you could find an heir willing to probate the estate in order to sell you the property, presumably for some benefit to them after paying legal costs.