Dear [insert council member’s name],The Dalles is in desperate need of affordable and well maintained housing.

In some cases people are desperate and individual owners are more likely than management companies to forego the actual processing.In any case, we are not wasting an applicants money.In all cases we will take the FIRST qualified applicant. 

(You might not want to try this approach if you are a soft sale because they will be very good at what they do, and they are a good option for people desperate to sell who want to offload a problem).Partnering with an expert is not a bad idea if they have a proven track record, can sell the property without paying listing commissions (they will need to be licensed) and if they will put the renovation money up and manage it. 

i just received this "potential lead" minutes ago  ( Providence, Rhode Island), its a 2 building property, one unit is a 3 family and the other one, one family, he tells me that in the 1 family we cannot go in an see because he has a tenant under section 8 and is going thru the eviction with the court. the other 3 unit house is vacant due to renovation he was working on it and seems to stop. told me hes not desperate to sell bu, but i know my fellow Dominicans lol, hes a avoiding a low blow from me on the price.im looking to see if i should wholesale this to a landlord, seller finance (he owns free and clear) or hard money lending so i can fix and hold. wow!

See this was where I can say I was in desperation mode.  

Everybody will have their defense mechanism up, although you could just work 250-300 leads and get the desperate one.  

I'm desperate to find commercial property in my area (1031 exchange timer is ticking down) and every time I find one that looks promising I run the numbers and it fails without offering what would be a much lower price.

Cons - you don't know who opens their mail, and they may be desperately trying to keep a separation between church and state (work and non-work life).

It would not be desperate properties. 

Just another option, depends on how desperate you are to get a deal.