I sadly haven't ran numbers or done underwriting yet, I planned on talking to the owner since they live in my city(I figured I'd have to invest at least 30-40 minutes north) but I used to deliver pizzas there all the time and it always seemed pretty occupied.

First no further contact with Crazy lady..Second ask seller for copy of leases.. and in Purchase agreement make certain that clause states no further changes can be made to those leases.. would be great if they are month to month.. you'd only need a months notice to get them / or one/ out.If you have a signed purchase agreement then the crazy lady is out of the loop, you have a contract and seller can't cancel unless you don't preform.Don't ask the guy downstairs to sign a lease,, she'll be living with him or vise a versa, better to have a short term tenant than be stuck with a year long nightmare..Don't pressure seller to deliver vacant.. it might not be what he wants to deal with. download your landlord tenant laws for your state and follow those guidelines.

With the growth of Amazon and their success in having anything and everything delivered to your door in 48 hours (and in only a few hours in some locations), I've found myself going less and less to brick and mortar stores.

He is constantly revising keywords/budgets/ads and delivers detailed reports on time every month. 

Account ClosedI Just sold a duplex that delivers over $900/month cash flow so don't set your expectations too low.  

You live in Michigan, so I figure that natural gas is regularly delivered to most properties.

My plan is to send a personally written letter to their primary address, and dig up their home phone via yellow-pages after the letter is delivered.

I did manage to get one cop to park a few blocks away for about 10 minutes while I tried to deliver the non renewal.  

I've had an accepted offer on a 0% down seller finance deal and now the seller is asking for a Terms Sheet. I've been having trouble getting RE attorneys on the phone to do a quick contract revision and Term sheets. A...

But yeah, I'm guessing you'll have to give your fee back since "the seller couldn't deliver clear title, and close".