If for whatever reasons ( mostly religious I suppose), having a loan is not an option, there are other ways I have found out.

My friend has made a recommendation for a guy who is supposedly wonderful. 

Suppose the first mortgage holder forecloses, the property is sold at auction, and the mortgagor redeems the property within the redemption period.  

The closing attorney is technically or typically supposed to represent the buyer, so the waters can begin to turn a bit gray if worst case things go south and the same attorney represented both the lender and the borrower/buyer.

The space that was supposed to be gained.... if someone bothered sticking to the drawings, would have been a small linen closet. 

They are supposed to be slowing the release down, so we are hopeful the water will recede soon!

Airbnb supposedly has a 1M dollar insurance plan that they have in place to protect guests and hosts for accidents. 

It's coming soon to that area and supposed to be a category 5 storm (worse than Harvey).

One possible idea: I suppose if the banks sold you the note before the foreclosure sale took place, you could argue that the "holder of a mortgage in default" exception should apply to you as well.

My spouse was supposed to come; however, will not be able to make it any longer.