@Kiara Washington - I tired to do the same thing for my 4 unit and was unsuccessful.

Just to give you a little background about the property:2 family house in decent area in the Brinx fully occupied, $0 (rent roll), absentee/tired landlord, owner owns the property free and clear, owner hasn't collected rent in 15 years, property is current with taxes and water and sewage.Should I followup aggressively - after all she did verbally agree to a purchase price - or should I give her a little time then followup?

Occasionally you will find someone who: 1) can't afford their property anymore and is tired of the struggle, and 2) have enough equity in the property that you can make them happy while still buying at a discount. 

They may not consider it worth doing if they consider you a tire kicker.

And they are tired of dealing with it.  

My own warehouse was set on fire in Manchester in 2014, so I tired to sell it out but I couldn't find out a buyer .Today I have built it somehow and making a good fortune from it .

@Tyler Strang - Know your criteria, limitations, budget and objectives:  Do you want (and are willing to pay for) updated buildings; tired, but rent-ready buildings; tired and desperate for love; or vacant properties?    

I now have the ability to look at "tired" properties with a different eye! 

Being apathetic and sayIng It does not affect me is generally good advise till the one tenant gets tired of the crap from the nutcase neighbors and theIr kIds so he up and leaves .

Rarely is the current LL a fool when it comes to rental rates; but he/she may just have gotten tired or fed up with the whole thing-it happens.