This can also mean a lower quality tenant depending on how low the rent ends up being. 

@Young Moon - Multi-Family properties in Richmond are varied in quality.

Oh, and the fines --  not good.Sounds like you are mixing with too many competitors.Go underground, deal with only sellers who need to sell.Increase your margins of profits.Tax sale poaching...... a method to find the equities.  

The methods described above are ways to obtain the funds that you invested into the property in order to get it ready for sale, but they also create debt and are not truly paying you back. 

Not willing to pay the taxes in full due to the quality of the deal...thoughts appreciated.Property is in Ohio...

I'm looking to meet people in the area that are in this business network with and who are open to bounce ideas off of.Additionally I'm looking for methods and guidance from others on how I can locate "quality" rental properties without paying retail rates.  

DIrect mail is very much a numbers game, however, if you have a high quality, targeted list then 750 should be fine.  

Shana,You want cheap or quality?

Also, what methods are you using to finding off market deals?

Use the IRV method...