It's a bit of a chicken-vs-egg issue. 

So far, I've got 3 rentals, but have been too chicken to get into flipping.  

I would also love to get together for lunch, I am usually free on Thurs or Fri.

Flew down to Florida For a 3 day weekend (took Fri off of work).  

It is a Gus's Famous Spicy Fried Chicken.

He put it with his chickens and soon the egg hatched.

I love real estate but work so far from home and am gone to work Mon - Fri and am the only driver in the family so far. 

this actually happened with the obama administration years ago.these are what you are finding, troy. these houses are less than desirable and the bank, well frankly, " has bigger fish to fry". so these houses sit and sit and sit. get run down, and pretty soon, when the bank wakes up and realizes they have thousands of dollars in carrying costs invested in this house, they discover that they will never get anywhere near the amount that they have invested in the house back to them, so they " drop" the house. thats right, they write it off. they stop paying someone to check on it every 2 weeks, they stop paying someone to mow the lawn, etc. and they stop paying the taxes.my advice to you, call and ask the bank if they have " released the lien or mortgage" back to the original owner. some banks will tell you, others will not. then, call the local tax authority. ask how many years ago the last taxes were paid on the house and who paid them. if it was a bank, and they stopped paying the taxes, well, there is your first sign that the bank has dropped the house. they aren't going to keep paying the taxes on a house that they no longer want, are they?

"A 1919 2/1 with a basement and a chicken coupe."  

But it's time to move on, bigger fish to fry...