I was going to send him a yellow letter to inquire about purchasing the property, but this is a more pressing matter.  

@Ned Carey I was not expecting to press up against, break, or have to abandon a rule so early in my journey.

If he's famous and has links to charities that he dontates , check out his profile on  press and articles on him to see what his needs are then offer to help in his needs.

Back then, the business press called this process "creative financing."

Focus on that and cut out all the James Bond stuff the meeting on the park bench, the internet sleuthing and secretly recording conversations.

In low income areas everyone *has a past so you’d be hard pressed to ever get a tenant at all .. heck we ALL have things we’ve done that we are ashamed of or regret in our younger days .

Read the press release here"BNI Press release"The last day that the Tenant Landlord hotline will be taking calls is Friday August 10th."

I am looking forward to speaking with the sellers directly and to not have to go through an agent, deal with multiple offers and be pressed for time.

So here's one idea: if you want to find people near you in serious financial hot water, with pressing reasons to sell their house to you, why not look where you're sure to find these people?

If there is nothing on the market, pent up demand, you may be able to press up on the value of the comps.