.- If you go with owner financing, you become the bank so you get paid every month but repairs, property taxes, etc... are no longer your problem.You know your personal financial situation as well as the condition of the home as well as rents in the neighborhood so you will have to decide which model is best for your situation.Good luck!

@Peyton Leal My first comment will be Education. start there. in addition to that look at your financial situation to determine where you want and Can go..?

Emails are admitted as evidence in court all the time.

Have you seen the financial tax records from the owner ??

I didn't mean get around it as in avoiding the court appointed receivership, I mean't overcome.

Rental disputes are all "civil issues" which means cops can't do anything about evictions unless they have a court order.   

What are your financial resources?

Documents get recorded with the county recorder/clerk of court office, the same place your deed got recorded.  

Right now I’m in the learning stages before we pull the trigger to find that right property in Spring or Summer next year.Our main objectives are:1) Build financial freedom through cash flow.2) Looking to buy and hold rental properties.3) Finding a solid deal with good numbers for our first property.

So there is a good chance they just cut a deal with a vending company and aren't getting a big financial return anyway.