The wholesaler we are using is brand new...this is his first closing and our first time closing through assumption...add to that a title company that is hundreds of miles away, with a lack of communication.

It is certainly possible to have success with this, you just have to be smart about where you invest and how you run your listings.If I were you, I would manage the communications aspect of the listing myself. 

There are numerous exit options - there are 5 or more phases/parcels for development so the group could sell some of the parcels for a quick capital return and develop others, advance some to certain more valuable levels of approval and flip, build and sell some or all, build/own/operate some or all.

While I personally love the challenge of a "difficult customer", most guys would simply brush off communications or simply charge more for the challenge.

Hey guys, we are currently communicating with a seller who inherited an old home from his mother who passed away and he is an absentee owner.

Not necessarily bad itself, but this was poor communication which is very bad.

I think to get the best deals though i have to be in the area and communicate to homeowners in person.

Having a good team + good communication is much more important than physically checking up on your properties, especially if you want to scale.3) Yep $100-200 cashflow per unit to start is great. 

Could this property actually sit vacant forever because people we can only cantact through our lawyer can’t communicate effectively with each other?

New communications to them, rationale for rent increases once leases renew etc.