When the property is held by a written lease containing a clause declaring the lease forfeited for the nonpayment of rent for a specified time, no process shall issue against the lessee or other person occupying the premises, until the expiration of said specified time."

Once the purchase of the home is closed, renovation funds are held in escrow to pay for pre-determined renovation work done by approved renovation contractors.The purchase of a house that needs repair is often a catch-22 situation, because the bank won't lend the money to buy the house until the repairs are complete, and the repairs can't be done until the house has been purchased.HUD's 203(k) program can help you overcome this obstacle by enabling you to borrow funds for the purchase or refinance of a property plus the cost of making the repairs and improvements in one mortgage.

Also, where are the tax lien sales held in your area?

Owner-held mortgage.  3 units I can alternate between AirBnb and/or longterm rental (probably averaging 2,400 rent roll first 2 years - long term tenants -, then after some reno, and new turnover, Bnb, averaging about 6-8,000 month, really) because it's located in a place short on hotels and BnB's in a very popular town.

At closing the seller will get paid and the funds due to them and, the funds for rehab are held in escrow for repairs.  

Real REITs I've held for a decade ...

I just closed on a land deal that i held for only about 6 months.  

If he's an architect, he's held to laws by the state licensing agency which you can also file a complaint with. 

I have held broker licenses in South Carolina and North Carolina before becoming a realtor associate in Florida in 2014.  

Any up front money is to be held in escrow by lawyer or title company.