So Everyday before I head home from work or whatever I'm doing I drive through surrounding neighborhoods to look for distressed properties.Recently I've been using the app DealFinder just because I feel like it is beneficial and can often tell me who the owner is and skip trace within seconds.

Wait until Spring and if you see the relationship as mutually advantageous then give them the option to stay MTM or jump on a longer lease, or otherwise give them notice that you won't be renewing the MTM lease and get the unit back in a nicer time to list.

I don’t see this being beneficial for me which I told him the best option to me would be to work with the creditor on a payment plan.To me it just seems like a lot as a real estate investor , especially still new to this industry to go through.

The sale of real estate could easily push taxpayers into the above $400,000 AGI category for the year in which they sell stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, etc. 

I don't put a lot of stake in it but for some government contracts or deals it is required or beneficial.

She signed a mutual agreement to terminate the lease, and I returned all other rents/deposits.

Ive been diving deep into the bigger pockets podcast and really enjoy the content and feel I can be beneficial to others and would like to grow my network with other like-minded people. 

I think this is a great spot to invest and really think it can be very beneficial to the right type of investors.

Escrow hates doing reserves since anything needs mutual agreement and once a seller sells, he's a lot less "accomodating" usually.

That being said, I think it is more beneficial to learn from others' mistakes than repeat them myself.