I also post this because I'd love to team up with someone who is looking for a young, hungry, like-minded real estate investor.

However they struggled and lost their main office showroom to foreclosure. 

My personal experience is that by using an agent with a good marketing team, you can get a sales price that is high enough to offset the commission you will pay... but as an agent, I'm biased, of course. 

Some kind of bad title lost in translation decades ago or any kind of encroachment that was over looked..

Lost of wisdom & learning shared there.Also, you should check out the BP Acadiana REIA group on Meetup.

I used to use padlocks, but it‘s expensive up front and also re-keying when keys get lost, and I had to meet with tenants to provide the key.

It's always important to have every person on your team working towards the same goal to help you close more deals.

Unfortunately, we lost out to an all cash offer.

I finally feel ready to get started my family and I will make a great team to start flipping homes.

I'd keep an eye and see what she does - maybe get in touch with the eviction lawyer and learn the process before, so that way, if she moves out on time, you've lost nothing (you learned the process, and can handle it in the future, and have someone good to help you with it).