I read your article sometime back about how you did so well in four years.

@Terrell GarrenI'm exploring using month-to-month leases.

As for my last question, I found articles about it. 

This is a good article regarding the squatter situation.

I recommend you read this article on OOS investing.

This article might be helpful if your drug dealer tenant decides he doesn't want to move out.Best of luck!

Second, you should be educating yourself on real estate investing through books, podcasts, articles, blog posts here on BP and elsewhere, and by networking with other local investors.

I am exploring having my next deal be a flip.

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

After researching the property I discovered that the owner is in jail for a 90 year sentence, and a news article stated that the residence was permanently taken by "the police and prosecutors" Could someone please help me and point me in the right direction?