The lender usually cooperates in this instance too since they get more than the court house steps.

I'm finding that 10 years removed from the mortgage crises, most lenders are still quite liberal in working with the owners and allowing them to stay in the house and make lower payments IF the owner is cooperating, responding to letter and applying for a Loan Mod.

If the tenant's aren't speaking to each other and one isn't cooperating and the lease indicates the deposit came from both of them even though the cashier's check did not, let us know and I can give you a story or two about that situation and which may be helpful.My vague memory is that I did not always do a walk through and it was never a "major" issue. 

I work a full time job in addition to managing my duplex rentals and I have found that the hassle of getting the existing tenants to cooperate for showings, etc. was not worth the hassle.

In that case only offer them a grand or two to cooperate with a shortsale or take it subject to the existing financing.If there is not then make an offer to purchase the property and the proeprty taxes and remind them otherwise it WILL foreclose and they will have nothing.

Depending on how the Canadian investors are procured, usually Canadian securities laws specifically are disregarded because if you review NAASA, there is cooperation between the US and Canada. 

They already indicated that they will not cooperate nicely with showings.

Try to pay at the gas station or the grocery store with a note..I always try to cooperate with the tenant and help them help me.

If there is a big spread there, then it gets interesting.To get this deal done you will need to be able to get cooperation from the husband and the wife (not necessarily cooperating with each other, but both must cooperate with you.) 

My concern is that I am not able to do a property inspection because the tenants are not being cooperative they are going thru eviction.