The ash hadn’t even stopped falling from the sky before the desperate buying commenced.  

Out of  desperation & frustration I took the advice to not pay the maintenance for 7 years then request that the credit bureaus remove it.  

There are many good deals to be found at your local REIA and I also get a lot of deals from desperate landlords.Good Luck,Mike

To do that, you need to find a desperate seller.

To do this, you've got to find someone who is DESPERATE to sell.

He is competing litterally against 5000 other resumes for the same positions. bills fall behind, times get hard and desperate.

@Jon Arsenault a buyer doing a 1031 exchange is more desperate to close than your typical buyer.

At the same time it seems most desirable renters have their choice of where they want to go so you may find yourself stuck with a person who is desperate. 

I see most are too emotionally involved in their properties and out of desperation drop price too hard each step (because it wasn't priced correctly), think marketing doesn't matter much or get eaten alive during inspection phase.

Does the landlord get desperate and place tenants in the two vacant rooms that I wouldn't want my son/daughter living with?