He was put in jail repeated times for restraining order violations (I believe due to being paranoid and not taking his meds, but I’m based that only on observation).  

I actually signed to the forum several months ago but was a silent observer.

So I emailed everyone within the 2 companies and said that if I don't hear from anyone within 24 hours, I'm going to start screaming from the rooftops! 

(rust belt) and not Canada  (short sales simply do not happen here for a variety of reasons ... perhaps fodder for another thread).Another BP member has already walked this property and based on the resultant list of observations/defects, I have an acquisition price range in-mind.  

I've observed it since I began residing in this house 5 years ago after my retirement.

No real estate agent is gonna put that wreck on the market for 300k when it's probably not worth the money she owes on it.I think you should either drop it and find something in better shape for a beginner to handle or bring in a real contractor to inspect the damage and give line by line estimates on the repair costs.I believe you will find you need over 100k in repairs and updating assuming your observations were correct and verifiable.I wouldn't offer her more than 80k for the property as is which would make it a short sale and need 4 to 6 months for the bank to approve it.

I was just talking today with a property owner that played hard ball with AT&T (before they called me) on a rooftop site and lost (i.e.

Just an observation, wonder if most of them were just full of bs/fishing or what.

Hence I made my observation.

I didn't really have any conversations the first few times, just sat back and listened.Come on out to some of them and observe the conversations.