They live and die based on their customer ratings.The other thing to consider is a public adjuster. 

This could be the same realtor helping you purchase the property OR you can look on public listing sites (Zillow, realtor, etc.) to check out listings in the area.

Not even a counter offer.Plan C: Make an offer closer to asking price, but with a 90 day contingency to market the property and secure a tenant.

Another method, although this is more complicated (and I've only seen it with securities, so you might want to talk to an attorney) is dilution; namely if one partner puts in more money afterward in CAPEX, the other partner's ownership is reduced.

Its also within 30 minutes of Springfield, OH, which in itself is 3x larger than Troy Not disagreeing, but Ohio does not have public transit to speak of.

Do not return their security deposit because the pictures the tenant sent you should suffice in court to explain to the judge why their security deposit was not given back. 

Hard money lenders many times will let you invest in their short term debt.. ( these are commercial purpose)One thing I get a lot of is direct mail.. its exactly the same method that real estate wholesalers use.they search public records.. get lists of private owners of notes.. ( usually the target is a seller carry back) and then they blast out direct mail offering to buy the note from the current note holder.. the pitch in 99% of those is all the same  same buzz words..

I'm not necessarily new to the website or forums, but I feel ready now to reach out to the community and get involved with all these smart/experienced people.I currently work full-time in a business development manager role with a security/alarm company.

The last public record was a foreclosure back in 2009.

I haven't personally owned a property where tenants were on public assistance, but I have managed one or two units out of a large inventory that did.