In my experience, there are a range of starting-off experiences, but one's experience is not always indicative of someone's desire/drive/commitment to pursue and thrive in real estate. 

On the disclosure form, the seller had indicated “no” to any known damages.

I'm sure they're getting something out of it and I've asked tenants if they indicated they wanted to pay by credit card just to see where this is coming from.

Also, if the property doesn’t cash flow or cash flows poorly as your summary indicates, coming up with a creative financing strategy that allows for greater cash flow doesn’t necessarily make it a good purchase or investment.

Charging below-market rent could indicate personal use rather than investment intent. 

I did the below research a couple/few years ago (so info is slightly old) but never ended up doing one but for those who watch my posts, I have indicated it is high on my list for Q4.  

This is why people are getting pissed with cold callers and your seeing very poor response/appointment/sales rates with PS data.This is what Joel Bongco has stated alsoIts absolutely true and I can go further and quantify exactly how bad the data is using my own study comparing PS to county records.I compared PS preforeclosure leads to county records across 167 counties in Texas (67), Florida (50) and California (45) by running searches for both PS ad the County recorders datbase for the period 08/01/2024 - -09/30/2024 and found thatFor TX which i measure preforeclosure leads as all lis pendens, appoinment of substititute trustee (Not a NoD but used for a similar indication) and notice of trustee filings.

They can't afford the double deposit, indicating they live on the edge at the moment.

A tenant complaining online might indicate that the property manager handled them appropriately, so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.7.

If it is your primary residence as indicated, just sell it and skip the 1031I Persue all 3 payment options concurrently and see which pans out as your best deal.