Like others have said already put out the brush fire before it spreads into a forest fire. 

But for the amount of savings I got by using them, brushing off a few small slivers of vinyl is well worth it.Here's a picture of my before and after.

If the HoA is basically gone then good luck trying to get communal funds to pay for the roof if a limb falls or brushes it to the point of damage.  

I spoke to a few RE agents and asked if they had sellers willing to go with "subject to" but all brushed it off as if it doesn't exist.

I drive everyday down woodward to the heart of the city at campus martius, through North Detroit, Highland Park, midtown, brush Park, and finally downtown.

I'm not saying your agent is on the right track because he/she may be giving you the brush off but it's also possible they are expecting you to run the numbers on the deals to make sure they work for YOU. 

You need to either brush up on the legal way to evict a squatter or to contact a local attorney who handles evictions. 

Here’s the 10000 ft brush and we can pm to go deeper1.

You can generally do this with about 8-10 SFR's with any given lender.Higher Risk: I get loans for 100% of my cost to control the property.First off, I recommend you brush-up on some articles about COC ROI and decide how you will approach investing. 

I don't see a problem under the circumstances since your friend got the brush off, I'd fire her but keep her broker in the loop since you have offers.