Its a pretty tough job, long hours, physical work and for every fish you catch the ocean takes a piece back.

Try the naive approach - - call them an say: "I've moved to VA and need to catch up on taxes, What do I do?"

Take photos before someone moves in and after they leave.

Login to Biggerpockets and try to upload your photo again.2.

I think if you catch some vision for it, it could prove to be the best investment in your portfolio.

Can you show us a photo of it?

Bass are always fun to catch and I travel all over a few states hunting them.  

But perhaps more importantly, since you insist on DIY......your title insurance co. didn't catch this, so I'm guessing you had no title search done.....that can be suicidal.....other than over due property taxes, there can be all kinds of issues you're not aware of.

I cannot figure out how to post a photo from my phone so here is a link to some pics you can see.

And you get the benefit of having 60 past ones to catch up on.Locate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.