Hi @Drew Slew,I am very familiar with Lexington and have gone through the same process with a few clients.

I would serve proper notice to enter and accurately record the state the unit was in at the time I purchased the property and the state it's in now.

You'll need to hire a private investigator that can locate him, and then serve him. 

With Detroit I stay clear of war zones, and pay attention to the client base, by this who is my target renter. 

Is there a reason why you wouldn't "inherit" most of the clients if you simply hung your license somewhere else when he retired, but got his blessing to market yourself as offering a similar service? 

Did you serve a Notice to Quit?

Hi Fellow Indy BRRR-ers,I own and operate a brokerage in Indianapolis and we specialize in serving out of state (and in state) investors.

If you have a commercial property $1,000,000 or up that you are trying to get rid of. consider selling it to one of our non-profit clients.

Depends on your creditworthiness, the value of the building, whether you are a high net worth client of the lender, or using a lender for the first time, etc. 

I try and let folks know that every one of my clients I do have that "fiduciary duty" to them all and pretty much every person I come across I try and be friendly to them.