What is the procedure to have the current owner replaced with me if no consideration or $1.00 consideration ?

Just read the statute on taking possession during the redemption period due to abandonment, follow the procedures, and you should be able to get the house within three weeks from the date you close.

If I have problems, I send a gift basket with an apology, and a promise to implement a procedure to fix it in the future.We need to stop being ******* landlords and owners.

This is typically the civil procedure you'll see, but it can vary state to state.  

Actually the number one method to mitigate liability is your operating procedures.