If the person has ghosted you for months, and appears to be gone when can we take back possession?

If you do not, it will be assumed that you no longer wish to possess it and it will be dissolved and lost. 

To be more clear, if there is not a problem with me presenting an offer to my client for myself to purchase, the opportunity would resemble the following:Offer owner $100,000 cash- which she could utilize in the purchase of the new property.Extend the date of possession to allow her ample time to move.Follow a budget of $15,000-$25,000 for renovations/repairs.

I most certainly will try that.Keith - They provide a warranty for fixing the pipe/plumbing, however no consequential damages, i.e. tenant possession damages, they lost many items like rugs, decor, electronics; they just moved in with most items still on the floor. 

If the rental agreement is terminated, the tenant must deliver possession and move out within 30 days or the notice of termination is considered withdrawn.

He's trying to say that since he turned the keys over on the 17th that he had no possession so I order him for the 17th through the end of the month. 

We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it.  

We offered asking, quick possession date and it was accepted.

As a CPA I am required to take 60 hours of required continuing education, but usually take more than that. ax codes change annually, and it takes a lot to stay on top.These are some of the standard issues with which your CPA should possess significant real estate expertise: Deprecation, accelerated depreciation thru fully documented cost segregation, taxation of flips, income fro tax liens, tax impact of lease-to-own, settlement sheet analysis to determine proper adjusted basis and pick up current period deductible expenses, rules around passive activity loss limitations and how that is offset by being a full time real estate investors under Internal Revenue Code section 469(e) et seq, buy-and-hold deal analysis for sensibility and profitability, maximizing flip income, defining and avoiding the "dealer" tag, and how to minimize tax if you do, how to use real estate for all of your retirement, or as a centerpiece, or at least as a component, how, if and when to use your real estate to finance your kids' (or your) college education. and most important he should know all four jokes that exist in accounting I will actually be covering ALL of this and more when I deliver a three hour seminar on Sat.

Also because you don't know the condition of the units when they took possession, use the inspection as an opportunity to see the condition of the home, so you know when they move out.