without the up-front work, knowing to bid or not on that gem is like a crap shoot.

Also depends on how/why he left and his general demenor.if he is an angry guy who yellsa nd shouts and treated your property like crap he may not mind coming back for a second round with a bat.If he is older or more laid back then sure - go for it.MikeOH is right on but I would add in some psycholoy to it - when you push a tenant who is gone your risking damage to your asset.I have done it both ways and been fine - but as always need to balance out the risk

That's what every indie film maker who makes a piece of crap says.

I expected all chamber of commerce vanilla covered crap in replies.

Scared the crap out of me as 25 or so folks and especially the court officers all looked at me. 

I know its a crap ton)+$160 in PMI (estimated 1% of purchase price per year/ 12 months) +$100 in home owners insurance (also estimated) =$1,944 in total expenses Estimated market rent is $1,300 let's say. 

Bend took a tremendous crap when the market crashed, one of the worst on the west coast, fortunately it hasn't fully recovered thus allowing you some possible short-term appreciation potential.  

Because "it has not been on the market for 180 days" is some made up crap. 

The company i worked for specialised in eradicating Japanese knotweed from UK development sites.

Venice is very hot and desirable area = good tenants ( google engineers, doctors, etc. who want the beach life)= less turn over and less crap to deal with.