If not, use a skip trace service.

Once an environmental phase 1 study is done and ground contamination is found are these findings made public or given to a state agency to enforce clean up?

I got married to my beautiful wife and recently separated from the service.

Focus on getting the property cleaned up and rented before worrying about the any deficiencies You will have to pursue him at some in small claims(Or what it is called in Mn).

As long as the purchase price is enough to not leave a lien on the property you can transfer clean title.

Some sophisticated lenders are now using the debt service ratio instead of DSCR after 2008.

Dropping the rents $100 a unit would still cash flow $200/door with the tenants paying utilities.Numbers at a glance:Gross Income- 22260Taxes- 2084Insurance- 1000Management- 2226Utilities- 9500NOI- 7450 assuming no vacancy or CAPEX (just to illustrate how bad the current numbers are)Debt Service- 6535 (30yr, 20% down, 5.5%)Annual Cash Flow- 915 (Actual for this year with my debt service is -4797 due to CAPEX and no vacancy).

The kitchen and bathroom could be cleaned up and sold as is.

If you plan to expand your portfolio you may decide you need a PM service. 

I have spent many years improving houses as a licensed contractor and really all you should worry about is making the place look clean and safe but let the new owners use their imagination and especialy their wallets to create the environment around the house they prefer.