I'm familiar with a few areas more east that perform very well and there are some active vacation rentals with healthy income records on the market there as well.

What is the process like to change Cuyahoga County records?

They turned the properties back around in record time and have overall just been great to work with.

There are a number of small fee with purchases and sales such as deed prep, recording fees, etc but they are small and pretty incidental.

They can:1) Put language in their agreements allowing them to place liens2) Some counties allow a purchase contract to be recorded as a lien3) Most though, do it borderline illegally

But I can still use an FHA loan and then transfer the property for $1 to obtain maximum protections of an LLC with maximum leverage.They are told this can trigger due on sale clause and will still will be paying transfer taxes based on the properties assessed value + deed prep, recording and misc. title expenses.

If you want to talk and get help, start by accepting my invite to a recorded and live Zoom so you can try to say your piece rationally.

You can obtain lists of homeowners from various sources (like public records or lead generation services) and then make calls to inquire if they’re considering selling their property.

For her sake, keeping the eviction off her record is likely of interest to her. 

Tell the current PMC to transfer the SD to the new PMC, that way they have a record of handing it off to a licensee (assuming PMCs are required to be licensed in your state) and are covered in case of a Real Estate Commission inquiry.