I would personally prefer to keep the properties and obtain financing for equity in order to grow.

Again, that is if they decide to go forward with the sale, I guess worst case is that I obtain the equity and a mortgage at 3.75%...

Ultimately you may need to scale with a partner or two in order to obtain that many doors in the longer term, but before you partner it would benefit to do some deals yourself and gain experience.

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

I also was able to obtain copies of the lease agreements which I believe were falsified.  

While there are some rather light legal and tax aspects, buying or selling a note is not rocket science.The hard part is selecting the right note and obtaining the right or an acceptable price.

You must obtain and pay for all other utilities.

If there’s a real problem with the system, it stems from the difficulty of actually EXECUTING an obtained judgement.  

Was it hard to obtain a permit?

@Stephen Kehoe - my worry is that after I house hack for a year by living in the basement and renting the upper floors, an inspector will need to review the property to obtain a rental license as I will no longer be living there and is considered a rental SF.