Now, if we do it again and again, we will need to 1099 the contractors, since we will be looked at by the IRS as an actual business........Regular home owners who hire contractors to work at their home, doing home improvements, do not need to 1099 them at all in North Carolina where we live.Thanks! 

We had one guy who just wanted cash every so often, no regular bills, that didn't work for me. 

From what I understand, if I try to buy another house at the end of 2017, the bank will look as if I was paying a mortgage on both homes and I work a regular 9-5 so my Debt to Income ratio won't be able to carry that.  

I would send by certified and regular mail to the property address along with any work address known- So the difficult task now would be to locate the tenant.  

In fact, I think it promotes "feet dragging".

I would come again just to network with investors and promote myself as well!

I would simply send it regular mail.

Follow up with them regularly regardless of you with what you have worked with them recently.  

Update on the original post: City Council in Hamilton, OH delayed any action due to too many attendees at their regular Council meeting.Source: http://www.journal-news.com/news/local-govt--politics/hamilton-delays-landlord-hearings-after-too-many-people-show/d2G0J8rVIKeDVSHrUYz7tL/

You can get your RE license; find a deal; get a loan; invest; all why you still have a regular W-2 job.