You are taking the right steps by checking AirDNA.

First step would be to talk to the controlling government body about what you can do with it.

It took 90 days or so to get confirmation your deed and mortgage had been recorded so you had this huge period of time that the bad actors could step in and pull some really crummy stuff..

@DeAnna McKillop-LopezKeep it simple to start, unless you have more than $10M there is no need to do anything but by the property in your name and get insurance if the property is a single family rental.You can do all these other methods but they just cost you money every step along the way.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Quote from @Collin Hays: I love micro-managers who step over dollars to pick up dimes!

The next steps are obtaining the Judgment, followed by setting a sale date.

I will add that Michael Q at YellowLetters.com stepped in and printed all 3000 for me for free after I screwed up the entire first batch doing it on my own.  

Now private lenders are my main purchase method, along with seller financing and BRRRR.

If the property can't close in December, what steps must I take to get my EMD back from the title company?