That might be your best bet.

Best bet would be to see if either has a professional certification or license in your state and then complain to that board about an ethics violation (or better yet, threaten the complaint to both of them). 

@Jefferson LillyMaybe Jefferson can offer a winning approach?

@Clark ChildersYour best bet is an excel spreadsheet.

If I can consistently get $100/door cashflow, that is a win for me.A few things to consider:- Agree that you need to sure about utilities.  

If you are buying a HUD listed house and are the winning bid, you can put down your EM and market it while you are waiting to close.

I'll bet I've watched 50+ videos, and I know I'm up to 800 letters.I was going to send out 1000 "I Buy Houses blah blah" letters, but...I started watching YouTube guru lease option videos, and then I watched a couple "use master lease options for apartment building investing" videos.A couple guys on Youtube said anyone one can do it, so it has to be true.

Your best bet is to establish a relationship with at least 2 mortgage brokers in your area.

Everybody you know and  everybody you meet has to know your a serious investor looking to create win-win transactions. 

It doesn't sound like he has any plans for it and I bet he would like to stop paying the taxes on a vacant property.