MAKE sure your up to speed on what you can and cannot do vis a vi a pre foreclosure scheme's or models that worked 10 years ago in many state are wholly illegal today.

When you get back home, you might want to go to some of the meetups and start getting up to speed on that market. 

(another insult IMHO) Now if you are the type of person who can't decide to get out of the way of speeding bus, I suppose this might be an ok deal.

Wish everyone the very best ..and of course ...God Speed , Michael Short .. 

Are there a lot of other indications of bad behavior and irresponsibility (recent evictions, a high number of speeding tickets, etc.)  

We then repaired everything, yes everything, even when the tenant did not ask for it.After a year of getting things up to speed, I stopped renting or repairing in a panic.

The key is the speed they need otherwise he can just wait till next summer for his money and collect monthly interest in the meantime.

This gives you a bit of flexibility because if the pipeline slows down you can have your crews pick up more of the trades, and if it speeds up you can call in more subs for specific jobs. 

Houses are moving at record speed. 

Do something all the way, 100%, full speed, or not at all.