Was this a "turn key" purchase, in a shaky neighborhood by chance?

I thought what better way then the chance to talk to people with experience.

It will take alot of your time and since this is not your profession there is a chance of error which can be costly.  

I am contacting you to let you know there is help AND options available for you to ease the stressful and overwhelming process on what to do with your property located at (address, city, state, zip code)If you plan to sell the home, there is no reason to go through the entire court confirmation process, incurring more attorneys’ fees and time consuming delays.Of course, I’m sure at this time the property may not be a priority for the family, but if in the future the heirs/estate decide to sell, please call me and give me the chance to make an offer.or; Please feel free to reach me at (your contact number) to discuss what is available to you in this trying process.Add these paragraphs to were you feel they should be inserted....

There is a better chance that they either inherited the property or are a landlord that might not want the home anylonger.

So when you have doctors making babies with lawyers, chances are their baby will succeed in school.

As they say, you never get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression!

After much thought I gave a very young couple a chance, only because I thought it would be great to only have my house vacant for 3 days vs waiting longer and finding better renters. 

The lender is ready to foreclose now that the market has recovered and they have a better chance of recovering all even though they are in a 2nd lien position.They'd like to stay in the house, but the sad truth is they cannot afford that house any longer (and neither can your unemployed friend).  

(you will come a cross a lot more confident in your offers or just talking to sellers when you have at least two more nearly as good deals to make) The above action will dramatically increase your chances to be able to negotiate much more realistic deals for you that you will be able to perform (close) on.