I ended up having to hire an attorney, file for a writ of assistance, and have the sheriff serve the writ by showing up and physically removing the occupants.

Without giving the individual's name, even though once it is filed it is public information, could you post the specifics they are alleging or the case number?

I have also filed a claim against his insurance company with hope of getting at least our monies from the contract back.    

When doing a full due diligence on these companies, I found out that their trustpilot rating was 1 star and read several lawsuits filed against them, by multiple homeowners.

When I go to get more work done, I use the person that was fairly priced and met my expectations that first time, I do not shop around again for the lowest deal.

I'm in a team who does these deals and we have a team of "door knockers" who go back weekly till the auction, they file bankruptcy which only delays 3+/- months 100% chance that the lender will as that their mortgage is removed from the bankruptcy they file NOD yet again.   

I'm pretty sure if the owner filed bankruptcy the Trustee would have your claim to the income disallowed and since the owner does not have personally liability for the "debt" you're not even an unsecured creditor.  

And you can't legally dictate how much they carry for personal belongings. 

If your new servicer wants to play games, file a complaint with the CFPB and dispute with the credit bureaus.

I got a 1099-INT from him to file my tax, which I paid a big portion out of 8% (effectively around 6% after paying the gov).