Also, would love suggestions for how we could partner with a licensed broker to accommodate these MTR requests.  

As to liens, I would suggest for you to go to the Fulton county courthouse with several properties in mind and go to the archives in the lower level and look up those properties in the computer.

Increasing income could entail anything from changing jobs for better pay, becoming more proficient or expert and valuable in whatever you do to earn a living, to changing careers and or acquiring more skills and knowledge through education.  

A little bit about myself: I'm a newer investor, bought my first rental in Feb 2022 in the Loma Linda/ Redlands, CA area that I currently manage while working a full-time job in the medical field. 

So if the Seller is bank owned, are they suggesting sending it to the bank??

I'm willing to put in extra work but I'm not looking for a full-on second job.

Any other suggestions?  

You better make darn sure you have a stellar location with tons of demand to rent so that the rehab matches the rent growth to NOI with what jobs are paying in the area.

@Yinan Q. yup with a Partnership Agreement you would hold the deal as TIC as stated above, I would suggest you consult with the awesome @Scott Hildebrand about drawing up the Partnership agreement and perhaps talk to him about the ins and outs of TIC in Washington State

Those excuses could be - difficult neighbors, bad neighborhood, too far from job, and others.