It’ll take years for the courts to figure this out and like you said it’s be near impossible to collect anything

Once the court gives us back possession of the property, it's on us to get to work finding a new tenant.Moreover, even if you did persuade a sympathetic judge to award you a judgment for lost rents, how would you collect on it?

While you can say all the worst causes are covered by just cause laws it is adding to the courts and the courts well they can't handle well what they have. 

Attny gets the court date and sends notice as well. 

If the amount is under $5k they can take you to small claims court.

Deeding back would cure the breach and end the lender's default declaration.

If they do move out, you can sue for rent in civil court, which moves a lot faster than the magistrate court.

At the end of the 14 day period it would be my choice to fix the door and charge him or to take other measures.When i asked her if she would send me a copy of the noncompliance letter to the tenant, she said she wouldnt do that unless this goes to court.

We like Western Wayne County for LTR because of the responsiveness of the courts, high wages relative to rent levels, and access to a lot of quality contractors.  

Note, you don't "Take over" the mortgage typically, you just pay as the successor once you legitimately establish yourself as the successor (Will, Trust, Court Order).