The home is probably worth $75k on a bad day but they have judgements against them to the tune of $38,000 & simply can't refinance & are dead against selling it.

Not that you will ever see a penny but at least get the judgement and try to collect it if you can.As others have suggested, make sure the pipes all have heating cable on them.

Do I want to order just the deed created when the current owner bought it and not other documents like "judgement," "land contract," "lien,""and "mortgage" from Tapesty 2.0?

Collecting on a judgement for the now $6700 in back rent may take a while, but I think it could be done OR I can risk the tenant messing up her application (or no longer being eligible) a 3rd time and waiting another 6+ weeks (and another month or two of missed rent) for nothing.

Generally speaking any state that uses Trust Deeds  with the power of sale .. is much safer to lend in vis a vi a default .. then a state that uses Mortgages and Sherrifs sales or court confirmations.. those can take a long time and COST a bunch.For instance in Mississippi I can foreclose start to finish in less than 90 days for under 1,200 dollars.if I want a judgement against the borrower as well.. ( called dual action ) and done in Texas a bunch that's another 1,500. on top of it as you need to go to court to get the judgement.however loans to KNown players who are very good at what they do. and yes it can be quite passive there are many deals I do that I don't work more than 15 minutes on.. and will make 10s of thousands in points and interest.there are deals I have done that took 15 minutes and I lost 10S of thousands.. its all about your borrower and your collateral.

I've put a lot of work into the building and into our unit, but I don't want that to cloud my judgement.  

One would have to create a fake lease with the correct owner and signature, and probably be receiving mail to that address to be granted to stay in a home. 2. once a court judgement is granted for posession, a " warrant of restitution" can be filed after the appeal period passes...10 days-ish. 10 days after filing warrant, sherriff has it and schedules eviction date...3 weeks later. 2-3 months max

If & when it goes the route of Eviction the Judge will be far more lenient if you have shown good judgement & rectified the HVAC issues.

I called to find information and the courts referred me to the district attorney's office the owner owed a judgement.

Once you have ownership, you could possibly borrow the money to finish the project yourself if that's something you'd like to do.If the 1st does end up foreclosing and you get wiped, you may be able to pursue a judgement against the borrower like @Jay Hinrichs suggested.