For someone lilke me and I assume most/all on bigger pockets, there's no words you can use in a letter or phone call to convince me to to sell any of my properties in some wholesaler deal. 

Any Memphis investors that can attest to to whether Memphis would be a good place to begin my first investment?

They advised that I may not be in bankruptcy but the property is and as such they cannot talk to to me.I am going to attempt to track down my former tenant in the mean time.

If a motivated seller has a property that's been on the market for awhile, what would entice them to agree to a subject-to? To

As mentioned already as you get closer to to East Chicago(depending on the block) you have to really pay attention.

I am new to to the real estate realm and super stoked to be here! 

One goes to our bank (via Zelle usually), and one to to the IRA custodian.

If you want to pay money to learn - pay to to Harvard.

If you want to to look at total gut projects, try to line up a few contractors that have tackled these kind of projects before so when you find another property you have local experts that can quote you on the scope of work needed.

Part of this is going to also be realistic about what's obtainable if getting a long term loan is really what you want to to do.