On the final hour before the summary judgement hearing, one of the two occupants filed for BK causing another 45 day or so delay.

If there are multiples mortgages, and HOA, plus other judgements/liens the odds go way down.

It was a topic for discussion, not judgement.

You get to hire an attorney and most of the time your judgement is not worth the paper its printed on.

I lived by a college and one day I saw a flyer taped to a light pole, ruined by rain.

He never bothered to follow up with the court for the judgement amount so he'll never see any of that money. 

The amount you need to wash off the panels depends a lot on the location, if you live somewhere dry and dusty, they'll need to be washed off pretty regularly, but if it rains and snows where you are that will get off the dirt, except in those really dry and dusty climates, it's not generally that big of an issue.

Above all, know the street by street (house by house) details of where you are buying as these can dramatically affect your success... unexpected longer vacancy with vandalism can severely dent COC returns.Many on Bigger Pockets are far more skilled than me, but the most frequent commonality I see is that they use their very, very detailed knowledge and judgement of their market and network to buy below market - make $ when they buy the deal regardless of any leverage . 

But since I didn’t and used my own judgement I have a deal that is killing it and will for another 8 years.12 unit 1994 property Solid condition not requiring lots of cap ex.

Therefore, the house will have to be well designed and constructed to have creature-comforts such as solar panels, rain barrels, septic tanks...