I would strongly agree that there are great fundamentals in the areas above but there are areas in those neighborhoods where some folks may not feel safe. 

Contact the employer to confirm their rate of pay and duration of their tenure as an employee.

We could use the RV/septic to build my dad a little house to get him closer to us & rent the other house out to pay for as AirBNB or leased.  

Most folks here find a way to househack (myself included) to build wealth or the next down payment, and move on from there. 

I see people pay OVER retail at auctions all of the time- sight unseen and as-is. 

The 'relocation specialist' with the company says the family would need minimum 3 months, and the insurance company would be willing to pay significantly over my asking rent price (I'm asking for $2000/month and they will pay $2600.

@Leo GregoireTo answer your question directly about cash for keys:In rent-controlled states like California, you can sometimes pay 10 to 20 grand a door to get them out.I have never had to go this route before.

Why do you need to pay for a skip tracing service to access property phone numbers?

@Vi HuangNever heard of them but there are way too many lenders out there to be paying fees to review the loan.

Plus they would have to pay a mover.