I engaged my webmaster - SEO expert to handle it and she contacted Mailchimp and was able to secure a new account for us, with her listed as having the final authority to authorize a mailing.  24 mailing later never another problem.   

Is most areas, this will determine who (Marshalls Office or Sheriffs Office) will handle the situation when it comes to the eviction.Some squatters know their rights and how to finesse the legal system so be ready for that.

They just seem to have the people and resources to best handle big issues like that. 

Definitely get a complete understanding, seems like any repairs they handle or hiring someone will be high

Although we absolutely must do our comps for ARV and handle the Subs with an iron hand and blah, blah, blah....but a lot of this game is pure dumb luck.

So those fixed costs, like calling a plumber or replacing a fridge, are going to cost more, as a percentage of your rent, to handle.  

When you are on the commercial side of the bank, and borrowing on the bank's balance sheet, they have a lot more flexibility to how they handle loans.  

The real trick is making sure you’ve got a handle on who’s active in your target area.

Any suggestions for how to handle this and still turn it into a rental (it will cashflow) are greatly appreciated!

So if I was dealing with a seller who was insisting on handling the transfer this way, I would be wondering what the seller is trying to hide... and I would figure it out.