Have her sign a release talking about the deposit, date she left, etc.

You can submit it via email to any listing agent or just call/email the listing agent and tell them you want to put in an offer for $XXX, let them know if you are cash or financing and the terms you are looking for in financing, the option period you want, and then the option fee amount, earnest money amount and closing date.

I would prefer to have PM in place as well as a tenant in place, or at least know that the deal will not close until the tenant is in place.For full transparency provide a list of comps dated within the most recent month and only about 1-2 mile radius max (we know you need to make money on the sale but would help establish trust).Communication seems to be one of the biggest pain points I read about so maybe focus on that as well.

With exception of some closing costs being pushed to a later date the Tax benefits from my experience has been the same in either case to my knowledge but check with your accountant. 

Looks like our lawyers had talked and had a signed extension through closing date (today). 

Unlike leads you can order online from a generic website, I can guarantee that the leads I pull are fresh (60 days or less), off market, and I use a ranking system to determine which sellers are most motivated based off of factors such as the executor of the property living in a different state and the amount of siblings the house has been inherited by.

Until you have quieted title, you will probably not be able to get title insurance, either, because of the possibility of outstanding judicial redemption rights even after the tax deed date. 

-property location-style (sfr, land, mfr, etc)-purchase date-purchase price-debt service used -%rate of debt service -rehab costs if applies-exit strategy-disposition date-disposition price-gross profit-ROI % or annualized % of returnNot sure how complex it should be.

I'm reading up on several books on the hold strategy and everything I can find online.

Or, is it more like a balloon where once the original maturity date hits, or the NPER with the UPB only, will everything else come due?