Elliott - why don't you work thus challenge "forwards" by learning how mortgages are foreclosed on in the market(s) that you wish to buy in before tackling lists.

I would love to focus on whole selling right now and later down the road tackle flipping and rental properties.

Larger more experienced landlords are harder for these agencies to tackle, so their focus over the past 10 years has increasingly shifted to 1-3 unit homeowner landlords.I like Rob's ideas. 

Do I have any better way to tackle this approach?

:) I'm hands on and there isn't much I won't try to tackle if I need to...

1) You need some experience first in owning a multi, before tackling a 100% vacant building 2) You need a BIG cash reserve to factor in unexpected delays in the rehab and lease up 3) You need an experienced team to handle this type of deal.

I would like to change the name of the strip center, how would one tackle this?

You can also tackle multiple projects if you have more than one guy on speed dial.Hope this helps.Jeff V

I'm looking for a local or regional Property Management firm with value add experience plus a GC or GREAT subcontractor to tackle deferred maintenance.

He told me that plumbing companies are buying up water heaters by the hundreds as fast as manufacturers can produce them to have stock on hand and prolong dealing with this problem a little longer.I got quotes from three different independent plumbers and eventually decided to tackle it on my own.