Good way to loose a friendship if it doesn't all work out as planned.Do one, see if your numbers work out.   

You can try to lookup them up on Michigan Business Lookup tool, but that often only leads to a registered agent for the owner.3) If you find actual owner name, you'll probably need to use a paid online website to obtain their cell phone number and/or email.While this is very labor intensive, not a lot of people are doing it.

(why/why not – if you have, how did it all work out for you?

I love long term buy and hold because it's (relatively) low intensity.

I also have access to other options if those don't workout for you.

They need to do whatever is necessary to keep it on (work out a payment plan with the power provider, apply for financial assistance, borrow money from friends/family, etc). 

If you're talking with them directly, see if you can work out a creative solution.

After the tenant paid the extra amount the first month, my parents said they showed their intension to pay it back and forgave the rest of the rent they missed. 

Several fruit trees, Roof will soon likely need to be replaced, the attic is HUUGE, and full of future potential, houses in this neighborhood stay on the market no more than a couple months, and are in the $400’s She owes ~$175k I want to see this work out, because at first glance it looks like just the thing to get me started.

Hi Brook, how did it work out?