They are obviously lying to you...and I wouldn't rent to them...however, you can require that their dog be neutered IF you accept their ESA letter as valid.

You’re making the classic mistake of pursuing a deal just because the property owner didn’t give you a quick no.If you want to pursue for some reason just make them an offer that’s good for you and after they reject it you can go forward with finding a deal that can be purchased at an “investor” price - or at “investor” terms.Here’s my bias - I don’t waste my time worrying about how much the seller paid, how much he invested, how much he owes, the asking price, what his motivation is (which is probably a lie or “half truth” anyway), whether he’ll be “insulted” by my offer, whether he’ll “like” me or “hate” me.  

Whether you’re buying or selling, the key to success lies in understanding the trends and making informed decisions.

I recently found these websites when looking through tax assessor's web page.

If you do, they will find an unethical health professional that will lie for them.) 

i would not put >$100K into something just to be cash flow negative every month (unless you have hundreds of thousands of dollars just lying around that you have no idea what to do with) 

Even their real landlord may lie to you because they want them to leave.

Not going to lie, Dan really got me rethinking this plan...Currently researching multi-families in other markets now. 

Taxes are slightly behind but not enough to classify as "pre foreclosure" according to the County assessors office.

Thank you all so much for reinforcing my recent experiences, At least I know my spreadsheets have not been lying to me.