During that period I would bicycle through neighborhoods near my apartment, navigate around the occasional (occupied) but unattended body bag to look at abandoned industrial space that I could have picked up for $30/sf.  

I'm currently reaching out to all of the local real estate brokerage in an attempt to find one with real estate investing background.

So far i have attempted to buy a two bedroom stand alone unit with a private yard but so far unsuccessfully.

Not even an attempt to help with this, I am guessing you are right!

However, my opinion is not meant to dismiss what appears to be your honest, and sincere, but misguided, attempt to save everyone from making mistakes.

I am now attempting to do this.

So we are evaluating a property and our agent is attempting to set up a showing and the tenants won't respond to the sellers agent.

I attempt to get my property taxes lowered on EVERY property I own.

This may be a deliberate attempt to wipe out the small businesses. mark Twain once said, there are lies, there are damn lies, and then there are statistics.

I'm attempting to review Tennessee laws right now.