Thanks, that's what I thought.I was on the phone with a GC today.  

Applicants call me first, and I screen them over the phone.

Sometimes you can find the owner's phone number online, or knock on the neighbors doors, or find the owner's nearest relatives and contact them. 

If you do decide to paint it, the only think I have found that will seal the knots and keep them from bleeding through later is the shellac primer from Zinsser.

As a landlord myself, I understand your frustration w/ phone calls.But don't people get your phone number & email address from your website?

My money man old fashion like to meet with investors face to face after initial phone conversation but he is the real deal.Contact me today.James (469) 336-0149 [email protected]

You may want to contact my friend, Jim Algar, at 843realestate.com (send me a private message and I will give you his phone number).  

Thanks  Scott.Once I sent a property information to one of the realtors to give me a CMA on the property, she went and listed it under her name, never gave me the COMPS, but luckily the se will not be able to find any info on the property because the owner is not selling the property but her daughter and none the phone numbers are listed and the owner also does not stay in the same house.

Like how to even get in contact with the absentee owner (I know of mail but I'm a good communicator and rather deal with these folk the route of calling them) by phone and then the whole evaluating the deal (good deal or bad deal or ARV).

Im having a hard time getting a hold of people over the phones.