During the first 2 weeks of the rehab, during planing and clean up, we will continue to market the property to investors in order to keep our options open.

In an effort to clean up the park I bought them ought as possible. 

I have enough saved up for a down payment of 20% but that would deplete the majority of my savings.

You want good, rule abiding, on-time paying tenants.As far as pets go... it can cost you to replace all of the carpets in the home (urination and excessive wear), repair/replace trims and window sills from claw marks, they may tear up the back yard or the tenants may not take care of their obligations to clean up after them properly.

And once you buy the property, you usually still have to complete a quiet title as the tax foreclosure usually does not clean up all the liens and issues.  

You're then the obvious choice to be first in line to deal with the house, even if it mean you've gotta buy the darn thing so you don't have to look at it and clean up what blows over on to your yard.

I’m probably crasser than most people on here, so I’ll try and clean up my language to speak on the more professional side of things.Have a good one :)

I depleted most of the money I had on reserve from the cash out and had to take out loans against my retirement accounts to pay the mortgage and the needed repairs to make the building habitable. 

Maybe they will give it to you if you offer to clean up their mailing list for free.

In the end having to find a hauler right away in order to do the basement clean up may be a blessing.