I called some collection agencies and they basically admitted that for the amount of the judgement, they aren't willing to do much more than call and harass him for a while.   

I am basically looking for a cashflow property in the Lehigh Valley or anywhere else, but I would love to visit the property as I am staying in the NJ/NY region.

Not sure how they could block a sale but I imagine they told him the central heating unit for the whole complex would soon need replacement so a special assessment would be upcoming.  

So if I understand sub to, you're basically assuming the mortgage.

Haven't updated this post.House- basically done. 

How  do i know the contractor not cut corner, the seller refuse to disclose the scope of work done, and the contractor said he won't reveal it without seller permission, so they are basically say we won't give you any information beside invoice, other figure it out yourself with your own money, we don't' have obligation.

Shop LTV (or cLTV which is combined Loan To Value, basically your first mortgage and 2nd mortgage combined loan to value), rates, payment terms, time to close,  and draw period (how long you can go into and out of your heloc). 

Hawaiian real estate law differs from other western states significantly, mostly due to its monarchal heritage and the Bishop Trust influence.The basics are the same as would be in California; determine the condition of title ownership (individual(s), estate (including conservatorship, if appropriate) OR fiduciary acting for trust.Use a qualified private money equity lender to make a loan sufficient to buy out the cash-only beneficiaryThe legal community in HI and Big Island in particular is small.

I signed up for the paid version of Stessa through biggerpockets only to encounter flaws in their software, connection issues that have been ongoing for 10+ months, and basic feature missing that leave me dumbfounded. 

You also seem to have based your view of syndications on a sample size of 2 good outliers and based your disdain for direct ownership on a sample size of 2 bad outliers, and when someone brought that up, you basically said that you don't mind losing money as long as you spent no time losing it.The type of person that can lose 50k and be mad "for two days" and thinks that productivity has been lost if he spends a few little hours looking over a deal that could ultimately make more money than many people make in a year is a person that most cannot relate to.