You can demonstrate intent to use it as an investment by doing things like spending money on marketing for tenants, listing it for rent online, etc. and then retaining evidence of those efforts.

Great revenue source for the city with minimal effort.

Thank you so much for the effort and attention to detail you provide to us.  

In my experience, only about 1 in 9 Sellers will drop the price to where the money made is worth the time and effort.

I was always offering my time and effort.

I think you would be better served focusing your efforts on finding a team that will help you BRRRR.

Pursuing a deal as a GP requires a whole bunch of time, effort, money and financial risk. 

It’s gonna sound foolish because it is but basically i disclosed what i would be doing with the property, bring the information to my investors figure the numbers out and get the best deal we can or close to it and if there’s more than enough profit I’d give her a bonus for her efforts.

I do not know how well that would work with your desire to "buy" a property from them that you can then turn around and sell to someone else for a profit that is worth your time and effort.  

I usually get notification of things that contain the words Alabama and tax sale, and make an effort to respond as quickly as possible.