If for some reason this falls through should I attempt to offer more money for a quit claim deed or proceed with the newspaper notification process. 

If there is something going on that is making you fearful then you may want to get law enforcement involved.

I would check and see how many 1 bed and 2 bed options there are and what they are priced at because most folks will prefer the full place to themselves so rooming 2 people together could make getting bookings a bit more difficult (not always the case but something to consider)

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $425,000

Cash invested: $5,000

ell after just 6 months of owning. They had about 90k into the property. They would ...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $425,000

Cash invested: $5,000

Helped my past client out of a difficult situation.
They needed to sell after just ...

I also like contractors that have packets that allow you to pick out the stuff that you want to use for that project, which reduces the quality control process..

Welcome Nish.You are making a good decision to get into real estate.

To make matters worse, the horrendous demographics mean that there's going to be a huge surplus of properties, accelerating the depreciation.

Quote from @Stuart Udis: My comment has nothing to do with comps and your decision to make the repair shouldn't be comp influenced either.  

We rely on these kinds of records to make decisions.