I did write about the eviction a little here http://beta.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/117209-a-lesson-learned-in-courtNormally, this is fairly easy to prevent with a few pertinent questions to the applicant, but when it is a PM company, particularly a large one that is unwilling to share much information about an applicant, it may be very difficult to ascertain who will actually be living in the property.  

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Christina, to maintain the integrity of this thread, I'm in favor of continuing to drill down in the original topic; use defaulted tax list(s) as a lead list to generate bargain buying opportunities prior to tax sale.My strategy has always been simple: an initial letter (or postcard) to make the owner of record aware of the situation.