I know legally there isn’t anything wrong with it, but from a personal standpoint this is a level of confrontation I’ve been hesitant to deal.

You're going out of your way to create a confrontational relationship with the agent representing the property before even making an offer.

@Jewel B.A good way to counter all this confronting information and click bait is to try to crystallize a strategy based on offline information, where you get a path from someone that already did it, from the beginning until you see the results you would like for yourself.

Do you confront them honestly and show him how you are trying to get better and how you have his best interest at heart?

Again skip trace app just can’t get me the right number.My question was I did not want to knock on either owners door directly and confront them about a potential sale.

D)  Email  --  I have tried this before, and never got any acknowledgement or email reply back after that :)   When confronted, I got the same BS --  "internet issues / phone issues / never saw it"  blah blah. 2)  What is a typical/reasonable reason for a LL to get routine access to the unit (with 24-48 hour notice)... without it being considered excessive or deliberate etc?   

@Jocelyn EvansRaising money is always the first issue that confronts investors.

When I confronted Jim (the owner) about it he told me that was the condition of the house when I bought it a year earlier, when I asked then why I did I pay for monthly landscaping services, he had no answer and got upset at me.

I responded in the most non confrontational words that I could think of quickly to avoid a 'come back' or escalating and argument. 

RichAt the risk of coming off as confrontational...You dont care?