I have a meeting with a very motivated seller on Thursday who filed for bankruptcy in January.  

I hesitate to say it, but if you're willing to truly take a hit on your credit, you could consider bankruptcy since you're still fairly young.

One more question I have is whether bankruptcy wipes away any of those liens because it appears the previous owner filed for bankruptcy according to public records.

So, I filed for bankruptcy just because I did not want to pay the $13,000.I have a 25-unit apartment building next door to my office and I live in my office building.

I guess both ways have advantages. local - better service/cheaperBig companies - lower likelihood of bankruptcy I just don’t know exactly what to look for, but asked my realtor to schedule a walkthrough for tomorrow and plan to talk to the contractor

Or you find a "don't wanter", a person who is going to loose their house to foreclose or bankruptcy.

(this is in oklahoma) For instance, is there a type of bankruptcy that the buyer could file in which he would get the house? 

Get bankruptcy lists from public records.

Didn't owe them anything and they were still pulling my credit.If you have 4 inquiries lenders think you are close to bankruptcy.

Normally they don't actually file bankruptcy.