Personally I'd strike that off the list right now cuz if you really wanted to do that your post would have been about wholesaling and wholesaling only. 

My concern would be if you gave everyone notice at once you might get a tenant strike which seem to be on the rise. 

Still, maybe a single or double is better than striking out while trying for a home run, especially in the beginning?

It will take about 5-10 full force strikes to punch it out,and by  its  nature, only one half brick will break out at a time.  

Just thinking on the surface, and being shallow brained, because that's what strikes me first when I see places on Craigslist or other sites in my area when I'm personally looking to rent a new house.Try your best to put yourself in your prospective tenants' shoes from start to finish, what is your ad saying, how are you interacting, etc.Glad its rented!

I'm pretty green when it comes to property management, but if they seem to have been a good tenant to the previous owner I would try to see if you guys can strike a deal that they can feel good about and bring you closer to your rental goal.

It requires patience to find a good deal in my area then boldness to strike.  

Looking forward to reading these because I am now at 3 strikes - 3 offers for 3 different kinds of properties - none accepted.

Grant strikes me as the "Here's X dollars, let's do this" kind of guy instead of the "Hi there, let's make a deal" kind of guy.Ben Leybovich made a similar argument to yours in an article he wrote.

However, it strikes me as extremely rude and presumptuous to get a blind Colleague Request.