All we know is this:1 - The owner is selling2 - The roof needs replacing3 - The tenant is leavingNone of this tells us anything of value to pass judgement on what would make this a great deal or not since there are no numbers with dollar signs mentioned here.

He could then seek judgement for the owed rents (up to time of eviction) and they would both be responsible. 

An attorney told me one time you can have a strong case but spend 1 year of your life you won't get back winning against someone with a judgement you may not ever see a dime from.

The owner may have a judgement against them for 10K.

We all know it's hard to collect judgements.

In the event they someday win a judgement (let's say they're in a car accident and receive $10,000 from an insurance company) or someday sell a home (perhaps a parent willed it to them) you (and anyone else who has a lien against them) will be first in line to receive your owed money

More so than credit score, I am concerned with non-medical and non-student loan collections, liens or judgements, service-related or small collections, prior evictions and recent criminal activity.

Some additional web searching nudges me toward the idea that filing a small claims suit would probably result in a favorable judgement, so long that I can provide evidence the claim is legitimate.My gut reaction right now is get everything in order to file a suit, so when the denial comes through I can get the wheels moving as quickly as possible.

I’m not risking a buzzed guy doing my electrical (no pun intended) where one thing maybe “eh, it’s good” or their judgement is a bit impaired.

So by saying that 99% of wholesalers are immoral and unethical people has nothing to do with her question and are not wanted nor asked for. i hope and pray that the founder of bigger pockets sees the type of postings you are making about others Answer the question but keep your negative judgements about others to yourself.