Everyone has so many good suggestions for you here on BP, and I know your situation will dictate how to proceed.  

Every third post is someone that wants to jettison the 9-5 job today and live off the proceeds of their real estate.

Use to be, I'd say do it (as I have in the past) but now I'd say proceed with great caution.

or the VERY rare bird.....a seller who doesn't have any plans for the sales proceeds and considers a 20 year mortgage carry back at 5 or 6 % a nice income.

You file an eviction proceeding against the drug dealing tenant.

If you do not want to use all of your own cash, you can do a joint venture but will need to give consideration such as a percentage of the net proceeds to your partner upon sale of the property.I have used joint ventures to buy auctioned reo properties.

Would you still feel comfortable giving away those shares of proceeds at that point?

The owner may well be under certain legal requirements, liens may exist or proceeds of the sale due for her care.

The subject is about tactics and alternatives not political bashing (I know some can't help it, but let's try not to go there) Frankly, if you're a real American you know that we stand together above politics and that politics stops at the water's edge. :)

It's very strong and to take a hammer to bash up the tile tends to also damage the plaster/drywall in the adjacent rooms.