I was planning on having the tenants perform a new move-in inspection instead of getting one at closing.

And I have the knowledge/resources to be able to perform title searches before I make such an offer so I can avoid the problem of liens on the property when I buy it.

If you are able to get in touch with her, I would request a walk through in the next 30 days so you can perform your due diligence. 

I recently attended a meetup where the speaker said that if you buy non-performing note, you can work with the borrower to modify the note so they will start paying again.  

Every single one is performing well and the numbers given buy Curt and his team have been spot on.  

There is just no way I can get a performing rental property in my market. 

Of course I'd also want to achieve maximum deductions with the least amount of capital expense so that's a subsequent analysis to perform on investing strategy (buy land?

Local commercial retail leasing broker can perform a VOID ANALYSIS to determine highest and best use of your spaces to be leased up.

The current 3/3 rental is in an up and coming area and I am also hoping for a little appreciation in the next 3-5 years so I can perform a 1031 Exchange into a larger apartment complex.  

Like always, get more than one opinion before you accept anybody's word on how it works.There's also an area of note investing called NPNs (non-performing notes) that you should learn about too.