You'll just add to your losses and still have the same mess to clean up.The process for abandoned property is to give written notice to the tenant at their last known address (your rental).

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

I did see their price had gone up as the last time I did look it was the $99 price.

Just bought 3 houses last week from a builder. 

Many areas have experienced a moderate slowdown last year, and are temporarily (my opinion) stable, and seem poised to soften from the high prices we have seen in the past couple of years. 

I bought my first property for $107,500 put 10% down borrowed 80% LTV from Wells Fargo at 11.75% rate and my father lent me the last 10% and charged me interest the same as Wells Fargo did 11.75%.  

Last short term rental we put on the market was booked for a 30 day stay first day on the market.

When we lived there up until last year, 1-2x a year there would be a clog that would cause a backup of sewage in the downstairs tub and toilet.

Those who just try to copy the price model and not the operational leg, yeah they don't last long. 

Quote from @Kelly Giarrocco: I bought a vacant property on Sherriff sale last year on the ********** site.1.