Contact the owner/borrower and make sure if he/she is still alive, find out what the problem is(health, job loss, moved, etc).

I am looking at homes online on a daily basis, but right now I have zero'd in on a few zip codes that I believe that 1% of rent to purchase price is pretty attainable (but I'd like to approach 1.1% or more if possible). 

That's a pretty good end game - if she can be patient.

My Smart Move is pretty decent service. 

Hello,I am still pretty new to real estate investing.

Pretty cozy with my crew of weekend warriors who are all in there too!

It should be pretty obvious why this is a hard pass.

Bob:Cap rates around here are getting pretty dismal, in my opinion - somewhere around 5% is the bottom, but you can drum up a lot of interest if you price it at a 6-7%.Brandon

You can counter whatever you want, but you have a pretty decent bird in the hand in my opinion

Early research tells me that rental rates are pretty good here (about $1.25 per sqft), but would like to see if real investors on the ground experience the same.