I'm not sure what to do at this point, really desperate to rent it out, but also afraid of bad tenant.

I'm exaggerating but the only tenants you get are going to be desperate. 

Now I was able to command a better price because I paid in cash and all three were desperate to sell. 

The best thing you can do is, put yourself in their (seller) position.Do you rather read a "they tried way too hard, and thus seem so damn desperate" letter?

@Jeshua Patrick, in my opinion it all comes down to a combination of things.How desperate are you for a new start that may change your life? 

We are desperate to lower our monthly living expenses and are currently saving in hopes of being able to house hack on a MFR when our lease is up in December through an 3.5%FHA loan.

I'm in desperate need of design help on a flip.

Surely, it is not impossible to find a desperate seller or put in tons of offers on REO properties or something... right?

Bandit signs don’t even work and they clutter up the highways and street corners . you’d have to be really really desperate to call a bandit sign to buy your house 

I would connect with some wholesalers in the area.Also, there are some alternative ways to invest in Real estate for a big return.. for example, there is a desperate need for corporate rentals (furnished short-medium term leases) that pay 3 times per month what a traditional lease would demand.