Just make an offer, explain that as investor that is what you can afford to pay and let them decide what to do next.

You should never allow a seller to become a tenant; he will be able to delay eviction YEARS, not months if he doesn’t pay.  

Pay no attention to the keyboard warriors that took a course from a guru that's really not been around the block.

@Bob Mai wow, interesting how biased your post is.Their 4% is only if you PREPAY their fees for 12 months, otherwise 6% monthly.They have a minimum of $75/month, which means if your property rents for less than ($75/6%) $1250/month, you will pay more than 6%.They use Latchel for maintenance issues - Latchel is not cheap and there's a kickback in there somewhere.There's a list of extra fees for extra services and there's a lot they do not handle.You get what you pay for, so good luck.

How much do you pay for drywall guys to repair a wall or ceiling?

Is the squatter some random person or where they living there at one point and stopped paying rent? 

You can also, "pay for keys." you would say something like "hey if you leave in 10 days, I will give you $500 dollars, but I have to see all of your stuff out and nothing destroyed to the property."

But if he did, I would pay him on the spot when they were delivered.

I will be paying cash for my 1st property. 

Does anybody know of any grants given to property investors where you don’t have to pay back?