I'd also talk to the water provider and find out if the bill follows the tenant or stays with the house (where I am it is the later for water and former for everything else). 

I continue to work for living, but I have to be his full time caretaker , which requires a lot of energy but not only time. makiko Goto-Widerman

So I’m not really diving into buying something right this second but I figure if I meet agents or owners I hear and talk with the front line of people who are controlling these assets and go home game plan research until I feel the time is right.

I’m not seeing any comparables listed or sold in the area recently in this bad shape. the last lot I posted for sale I undervalued it and then asked for a offer most saying “well it’s posted for 20,000” even though after talking to people, I started to see that they would happily pay more than that.

Talk to a local realtor about rental trends.Consider the specific homes you've found.

That's a long, long list of accounts.The contractor needs to talk to that branch at BOA and get himself cleared up first, then everything will go smoothly.  

If in your position, I woulf sit down with a GOOD loan officer and talk options that align with my goals and see how we can make it happen.

It started off with me discovering Grant Cardone, I got to talking with my Dad about how much I would love to be like him someday and follow his real estate journey.

I was out of state on a trip and so my sweet wife was the one handling most of the talking with the Wholesaler.We put down $2500 and moved forward with the deal because the numbers made sense and the video look good. 

Talk with a local portfolio lender who knows your market.