It was one of the riskiest decisions I made in my life and I had to put my everything on the line, if I didn't perform on my first flip and didn't stand up to my work for the people that vouched for me to the lenders and investors, that would of been the end of my real estate career.

buying performing notes

I have seen many terms used when referring to performing/sub-performing and non-performing notes such as "Asset type", "Note Type".  

And I have phases were some bank and some don't buy a quarter later and the tides change and lists perform differently.

Hopefully you get a response and set up a sting with the police.In addition, so long as the occupants (who I hope are victims and not the perpetrators) are not up on all their RE info, you can tell them that they were duped and as sad as it is, they needed to perform their due diligence and confirm that the PM or the phony owner who scammed them were on title or not.

Make friends increase your circle of influence - Hire a private detective - they are good at finding people (give his a piece of the profits)Check the death notices or search government record for certificates of death, check the obituary for next of kin - contact them. 

You can usually ballpark a starting point for your offer by assuming 50% expenses as long as you have a rent roll, and then re-negotiate as you move through your negotiations and discover more about the property's physical condition and financial performance. 

Does the home being a rental influence refinancing?

Congratulations, thanks for sharing, looking forward to hear more about your acquisition and how you performed the do diligent.

It seems you working on a property occupied by a tenant... and performing repairs and/or alterations on the property... for the benefit of the tenants, correct?