You can get a good feel with body language and demeanor.

some are happy as home bodys and such .. others want to travel the world..

Caleb,My opinion is that some people have the ability to easily start a conversation with someone over the phone and have a (silver tongue) tact to but them at ease to allow for an open discussion.Others (myself) have the ability through body language, documentation, and resources (buyers) to illustrate to someone how I can help them and put them at ease for an open discussion.So you should know if you are best negotiating over the phone or by meeting in person with someone who needs you help and sell your plan to solve their problem through a painful time.

My family's auto body shop closed down roughly 1.5 years ago.

@Colleen F. is correct, if no body is visiting, no reason to add the liability side of things.  

. :) Any body have any good names or contacts?

i have experience in rehab and construction and i own several units that i self manage. i also have full time job where i do shift work 12 hours a day on a texas swing shift schedule. i can work as many hours as i want basically. but it takes toll on my body. i make a living doing what I'm doing and i have insurance and the 401(k)( not much but something). i want to save enough cash as a cushion and quit my job and work with him. the cushion number is debt free except house and rentals. it will take about 6 months. there is no rush. what are some things i should be thinking about and set in place before i quit my job?

To add to this terrible situation and make matters worse I was the person who discovered the body.

There isn't a reporting body or anything where the occupancy status of every rental property in each of the two markets is recorded or anything of that nature.Anything you've heard would be anecdotal information.

So no, I don't think the body will care to do anything for any 1 part, unless it's for the greater benefit of the body.