This is a bit of a broad question and you aren't giving a lot of info to go off of.

Hey Josh, thanks for the info, I have been looking at some college towns so I think I would be ok with vacancys, If any BP members are investing in college towns, please share. 

PM me if you want more info. 

I hope this wasn't too much info for an intro.

The good and especially learning from the bad :) Looking to see if I can get any info on husband and wife teams-How do you work together?

Let me know if you'd like more info!

And yeah, that's one variable I don't feel like I have the info to predict - and won't until I've watched how this auction plays out (and probably more after that to get a better understanding).   

Here is where I am a little confused:Does everyone over the age of 18 needs a background and credit check or should I only focus on the mother?

Second, being a newbie please forgive me if I don't word my question correctly or leave info out. 

It is a way to find current contact info and whereabouts from old/incomplete contacts and whereabouts.When used by a Real Estate professional "skip tracing" refers to obtaining phones numbers from name and address info of property owners.