And yes, Ohio get's rural and backwards pretty quickly when you move out from the metro areas.I'm always a fan of Brown County, IN...one of the best kept secrets in the Midwest...

You never know who may be a secret investor and would have never told you if you hadn't shared your goal with them. 

talking to a client, discovered she wanted to sell How did you finance this deal?

First and foremost congratulations on discovering Real Estate and taking action (Educating yourself) which most people will not do.

After we closed on the building, we discovered that the sprinkler system already installed was for visual appeal only (a plumbing line was NEVER hooked up and the pipes were made of PVC).  

I'm willing to offer help in any way I can in exchange for some help in finding these secret deals. 

I havent discovered anywhere where the numbers work unless you are being a property at a deep discount or a rehab project where you fix it up yourself.

Settled at $150K, and then negotiated down another $2500 after foundation issues were discovered.

(yup, I am)...the story is about how this guy discovers a guitar behind a waterfall in an ancient secret and abandoned cave.

I will say this again, I made a lot of research, the VAST MAJORITY of back rent is non covid related, it's just taking advantage of the situation and its not A secret at all..The solution in my opinion is, to unite together and start lobbying... we gotta get the word out, the media should speak about what landlords go through, the politicians should understand that they are just building an economic crash with their own hands.Real estate is currently lacking; lobbyists, sympathy, good media coverage, awareness, unity...How much would the politicians think before banning airlines, why?