Read all you can about owner financing, especially the legal aspects of it in your location.Learn how to locate and negotiate these types of arrangements, so you get very comfortable with the language and how they are structured.

The strange history of this property indicates a greater chance, though still not likely, that you'd be able to arrange a purchase or a rental with Citi. 

Send a local friend out to inspect twice a year and interview the residents if the work listed was performed.Assuming it goes fine, I think that basic checking will add trust and keep the PM relationship positive.The PM doesn't want me to contact the residents directly, feeling that it would confuse their lines of communication, but I think that I can handle this by arranging my buddy's visits through the PM, and having them present themselves to the residents as third-party inspectors instead of my personal associates.

At a minimum, they can shut it off at the meter, give you you the curb key, and you can turn it on and off for a day or two as repairs are arranged. 

Lease Options is a way of selling a property using two separate contracts (and they must remain separate). 1 - is the typical lease arrangement to live in the property, and 2 is the Option Agreement that gives the owner of the Option Agreement the exclusive right to buy the property within a specific time, for a specific price. 

Are there levels for that too where the contract could be arranged to split less than $500k?

I've had good luck with ceramic plank tile that resembles hardwood.

She had forgotten about the judgement so she called to make arrangements for monthly payments to pay off balance.

You likely have something resembling a department of labor that will have info on how to become an employer.

The lawyer we use for our syndications has a very unique way of structuring the deal using a TIC arrangement so if you're at all interested, please PM me, I'd love to chat.