The 1yr redemption has expired and I had the foreclosure notice ran in the local paper for 4 weeks as per Official Code Of Georgia, then received the Affidavit from the Publisher.

Text and email are great for these, although I limit text to short and simple messages. 

It's true that SFRs generally appreciate in value more than condos, but at least with the condo idea you receive a higher immediate return AND maintain a sense of roommate-free privacy.It just depends on what you feel most comfortable doing I suppose.

In between mailers I will send text messages, RVM and make Cold calls, all to the same list of leads.

@TJ ParkYou can apply for an receive a "sole proprietor" EIN. 

You need to reinvest the total proceeds received from the sale (including debt paydown) in order to defer all capital gains.

The "former" tenant is not responding to calls or text messages for the last week.I have never dealt with this as I have typically bought properties empty, or tenants have negotiated in good-faith for an exit, and paid appropriately.How do I handled this because I wish to start renovations.

I think you're asking a very good question (and that's much more deserving of a full answer than the first snarky comment you received).The answer depends on your risk tolerance and financial goals (as some have said).

I emailed him this new info i received and he said I should try for refinancing as a second home...but I live more than 150 miles from my place...the nerve!

Not an expert in that niche at all, but I'd suggest driving for dollars in the various parks and then marketing specifically to the distressed mobile homes (postcards, texts, cold calling, etc).