My personal opinion is that the demand is there for the high season and we will have normal occupancy for the summer/fall. 

There may also be other creative financing alternatives available, such seller financing, partnerships, private money lenders, or utilizing the equity in your current home.Do extensive due diligence to evaluate a multi-family property's finances, condition, rental prospects, and market worth before making an offer.

You don't want to mess with seller's lives and make their lives more complicated.

CoC ROI of a minimum of 20% ... high demand areas to achieve 90%+ occupancy ... something unique about the specific property (location, size, views, etc) ... appropriate regulation with no near term changes for seen. ... potential to value add The best purchases I’ve made are from amateurs trying to self manage and getting their butts kicked...

But, maybe there's just no demand for rentals in that area?

Seller's deceased father had transferred title to his now deceased attorney.

My wife and I started a Coaching company and added Bookkeeping Services to it, in order to grow more.Then we bought a Candle business using Seller Finance, which wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for BP, and now there is a section to help others learn more about being able to do this!

If the money warrants action, send a demand letter. 

To get it at short sale, the seller going through the foreclosure would have to be convinced it is the more favorable option pretty soon and choose to sell at a lose than risk the consequences of foreclosure.

(I’m planning on doing a 1031 exchange)  @Lesley Stoll, Look, buyers and sellers go through the full escrow process to clear away potential liabilities.