They have been ignoring notices from the banks for months (sometimes years) so think of ways to cut through the clutter.My last piece of advice is to make sure you stop sending them the letters in time.  

With access to free online videos and courses, the learning never stops!

What if he stops paying his share of the property taxes or insurance?  

A good rule of thumb would be to stop wasting money going to that guru's seminars. $5,000 per major repair is nuts.

Stop the searching, just aim and shoot.  

I hereby promise to stop lurking and participate in the forum actively.

Whats stopping me from just putting a well/septic in and building immediately?  

Some marketing topics  for lease option sellers to try-- sell the house and get 3 paydays ( just lower than the investors of course), sell the house with little to no equity, stop being a landlord, sell your house with no commissions, have your monthly house payments covered for you and cash it out on a sell, hassle-free way to rent your home, etc...

I just got done with College and now looking to start my venture into real estate.  

First title company I stopped in which resulted after a few more referrals to having someone who will write the loans.