Spam comes in a variety of media, not just email.It may be call junk mail, crap TV (think Vonage ads), online pop up ads, or "a salesman's at the door".Sending lots of unwanted, unsolicited offers that you cannot perform on only clutters up the media channel that you use to send them. 

Hi @Kai Hicks,Welcome officially to the forums. 

It's official now.

I officially am just starting out today as an investor. 

Try going to professional seminars for Realtors, appraisers, title insurance agents, mortgage brokers, home inspectors, your building regs office, planning and zoning officials, or economic development functions.

I cannot stress this enough, when selecting an interstate property management team you absolutely must have excellent communication channels with that team.

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So this will be my first official home under contract!!

If I'm understanding right, their motivation for selling outside of normal channels is just to move quickly, but they want $30-$40k more than its worth? 

I have never seen a legally forced eviction take less than 28 days - so by the time the eviction is officially final - the storage period will have already elapsed.To limit your costs hire the lawyer not on a flat fee - but rather on a graduated basis - based on just how far he was required to go in the process.I would only notify HUD when the eviction is complete or when you otherwise get full control over the property back.