They have an office in Kannapolis which would serve the Charlotte area.

From my prospective from a real estate agent that works for a national wholesaler, the non-refundable deposit serves many purposes.  

Monitor property for occupancy and be ready to move fast to serve former owner with statutory unlawful detainer documentation at first opportunity.

A head shop serves one purpose but if you mention it they will toss you out!

Still, I'd be in favor of getting an assignment, declination to serve and nomination for appointment.

Another investor suggested coming out with the guns blazing and serving them a 30 days notice to vacate and raising the rents on them so they self vacate which doesn't sound right to me.plz advise

We told her we were going to serve her with a Pay or Quit notice and send a copy to her caseworker.

There are plenty of local success stories out there, so let them serve as inspiration for you.

If you know they're definitely leaving at the end of the month, serving an eviction notice is pretty much a waste of time.

For example Business Structure in my case- I have an S-Corporation that serves as the parent company, each new property is an LLC under the parent S-corp..again you will have to consult your CPA etc.