I am not familiar with that area for rentals, so I went to rentometer and this is the result https://www.rentometer.com/results/hrkc4azC5G4Basically expecting to get 1700 is way high unless the property is above average and has a lot of amenities. 

That will cause almost anything to fail and wear out far faster than normal, probably void any warranties, plus will likely create a trip hazard at doorways and perhaps unsteady walking conditions across the expanse of the flooring, which would be a hazard to health and safety in itself and expose you to liability if someone were to get hurt as a result. 

Good thing I listened to the team and they gave pretty good suggestions on what we should change to achieve better business results in 2016.For instance, because of our strategic action planning session, the Real Estate Joint Venture School was born as a way to provide a lot of value to BP Members and by doing so, meet more JV partners.So, what about you? 

Someone that has a single family dwelling doesn't need to carry as much as someone with a 200 unit apartment complex (ie. a massive fire in that complex could result in many injuries or deaths where in a dwelling your exposure (# of people exposed) is limited).

I might even write a contingency clause into the offer requiring the seller to pay for any code violations resulting from the CCI.Fortunately or unfortunately, unrecorded code violations are not considered encumbrances on title, so CCI and RRP issues will not prevent closing.

You're actually more likely to foreclose on properties that are vacant, so if your goal is to produce interest income, I would recommend that you focus on occupied properties that you expect will be redeemed by the owners/bank.Now if you're talking about wanting to avoid evictions, that's a different story.To answer your question about mortgage companies paying the delinquent property taxes on behalf of the owners:  if the borrower is underwater on their mortgage and not making payments, they bank may decide to walk away rather than throw good money after bad.    

I've only filled two rentals on three different occasions, but Postlets gives me the best results by far.

Is it improving to the point that the end result is conspicuous relative to similar properties?

If you were Offering the same purchase price as your competitor but giving the Bank a greater "Net" amount, you would say to the bank that your Offer was $85k NET (with closing costs then paid by you, but not "Netted" by the Bank), whereas the other Offer might say $85k (with closing costs being paid by the Bank) resulting in up to $9k LESS than $85k being the Banks "Net".

For example, you can buy a note on a property in Florida (or any other state) that performs and produces more stable and higher income than you may get on a rental property in any of the locations you pitched.