As I stated earlier, I just came across this site last week...Friday to be exact.

I read The Book on Flipping Houses last month and is one of my favorites.

Write it up as a personal letter.When you do all that, then contact a local RE Agent to give you a list of all the houses in that neighborhood that have sold in the last 5 years with all cash.

The next step would be to work with the Realtor and determine the hot markets, in your County, with the greatest number of sales over the last 90 to 120 days.

We are not interested in sloppy repairs that last just long enough to off load the home so it becomes someone else's problem - that's just not in our business model.

Also ask when last assessment was done and when they are planning on reassessing the area.  

Best thing is to just move forward and get another tenant.Trust us, this will not be the first and it won't be the last time a tenant walks off on you.

I rented for 1 year last year and was happy to be able to buy this condo here over the summer. 

(I didn't fully understand your angle on the last sentence though.)

Write it up as a personal letter.When you do all that, then contact a local RE Agent to give you a list of all the houses in that neighborhood that have sold in the last 5 years with all cash.