We finally close with title insurance.14. seller is holed up  its a massive hoarder situation as bad as I have ever seen.15. another 6 months to get eviction.so about 30 months later we finally take possession and bull doze house and built three new homes.  250k in out for 30 months  another 30k in legal fees..

I think thats either a bad area, bad property, or a bad property manager.

The worst thing you can do is inherit a bad tenant and then you'll have to go through the eviction process. 

Knowing I didn't want to rent it out for at least 2 years, I didn't put my name on the renting list which I now know was a bad move.

And most people don't understand that S8 rents can change, usually on an annual basis as tenants are reassessed.How bad can it change?

You can do crazy stuff with trusts but hey are really bad at protecting assets. 

anyone can buy a bad deal - just go on Zillow and pick the first property you see and buy it. 

It would be a shame if the offending neighbors got woken up at night by loud music coming from speakers held under their floor.

But unless they advertise the seller finance (and be careful as most are really bad deals), then you'll need to talk them into it.

The question to think about is - is that such a bad thing?