e.g. absentee, tax liens, probate, compliance issues, or simply overgrown / abandoned.

(permitting, taxes, etc)

If Tenant Defaults under this Lease, Landlord may exercise all rights and remedies available under applicable law, including the right to: (i) terminate this Lease; (ii) regain possession of the Property through an eviction or similar process; (iii) recover from Tenant all unpaid Rent, including unpaid Monthly Rent, Additional Rent, Late Fees and, if applicable, holdover Rent for the period prior to Tenant’s delivery of possession of the Property to Landlord; (iv) recover all Rent payable under this Lease for the period from the date of termination for Tenant Default through the stated Expiration Date, less the amount Landlord is able to collect from any replacement tenants for that period; and (v) recover allreasonable costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in repairing any damage to the Property, caused by the improper useby any Occupant or any guests of an Occupant, less any amounts obtained from the Security Deposit.

That's a strong earnest.I see way too many buyers and investors trying to put like 1k or 5k down prior to close, but that is no skin in the game and will not get real sellers to move.

If from a prior employer you can move them.

I am wondering if there is a data service that addresses my needs as someone seeking to buy vacant lands at tax deed sales.

You are in a world of tax pain doing that.  

Hello,If I purchase a rental property in Miami this year and close under my name initially, and then transfer the title to a LLC the same year, do I need to anticipate TWO times the property tax hike for next year?

As a lender using cards is fine just make sure you have the funds seasoned (2+ billing cycles) in your account prior to engaging into a loan transaction because funds sourced from an unsecured source cannot be used as down payment or closing costs.

Sounds like a good candidate question for Tax Tuesdays.